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Sextus Posted 20 years ago
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"That this is the case would to be confirmed by other passages in which he points out (a) that one can achieve unperturbedness and happiness only when one has established that there is nothing good or bad by nature, which is a teaching peculiar to Skepticism, and (b) that he has shown that good and bad things do not exist."
Is it clear that with "would be confirmed" I'm trying to be cautious, as if I said "seems/appears to be confirmed"?
Thanks,
Sextus
Is it clear that with "would be confirmed" I'm trying to be cautious, as if I said "seems/appears to be confirmed"?
Thanks,
Sextus
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I don't quite hear anything cautious in that phrase, Sextus. Do you see something wrong with 'should be confirmed'? (With this definition of 'should': expressing likelihood or probability.
- I don't quite hear anything cautious in that phrase, Sextus.
- Do you see something wrong with 'should be confirmed'?
- (With this definition of 'should': expressing likelihood or probability.
- )
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I don't quite hear anything cautious in that phrase, Sextus.
Do you see something wrong with 'should be confirmed'? (With this definition of 'should': expressing likelihood or probability.)
Do you see something wrong with 'should be confirmed'? (With this definition of 'should': expressing likelihood or probability.)
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Well, I think that "should" may be misunderstood. So perhaps I should use "seems/appears to be confirmed".
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