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Sextus Posted 21 years ago
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"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable, but, on the contrary, he continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."
If I want to take "on the contrary" out, can I say this?:
"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable, but continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."
I think that this expresses the same idea.
Thanks
Sextus
If I want to take "on the contrary" out, can I say this?:
"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable, but continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."
I think that this expresses the same idea.
Thanks
Sextus
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" I think that this expresses the same idea. Thanks Sextus I understand why you don't like 'on the contrary'. Still, I feel something inserted would be better.
- " I think that this expresses the same idea.
- Thanks Sextus I understand why you don't like 'on the contrary'.
- Still, I feel something inserted would be better.
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Sextus
"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable, but, on the contrary, he continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."
If I want to take "on the contrary" out, can I say this?:
"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues
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I don't really see the appropriateness of 'but'. I think I'd write,
"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable; he rather continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."
Still, lacking immediate context, it's a bit tentative as a suggestion.
"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable; he rather continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."
Still, lacking immediate context, it's a bit tentative as a suggestion.
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Taking your suggestion into account, perhaps:
"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable; rather, he continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."
It's just a suggestion. What do you think? The sense of this sentence is that if the P. believed that the disagreements are
"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable; rather, he continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."
It's just a suggestion. What do you think? The sense of this sentence is that if the P. believed that the disagreements are
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