ASYMPTOTIC PROPERTIES OF TRUTH

Annotation

A comparative analysis of the epistemological sections of the philosophical activity of skeptical academics is proposed. The article is devoted to the consideration of the limits to which cognitive abilities extend in Arkesilaus’ criticism of the stoic “comprehending representation” and the doctrine of Carneades about “the probable, which is both unsettled and developed”, presented by Cicero, Sextus Empiricus and Diogenes Laertius. Let’s try to see

Keywords

Skepticism, Middle Academy, New Academy, criterion of truth

Literature

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Исследование выполнено за счет гранта Российского научного фонда № 24-18-00980,
https://rscf.ru/project/23-18-00971; Балтийский федеральный университет им. Иммануила Канта