{"title":"Sextus Empiricus","description":"SEXTUS EMPIRICUS, physician and philosopher, wrote in the latter part of the third century CE. Little is known of Sextus's life. He seems to have resided for a while in Rome and later in Alexandria.","products":[{"product_id":"outlines-of-pyrrhonism-paperback","title":"Outlines of Pyrrhonism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout history philosophers have sought to define, understand, and delineate concepts important to human well-being. One such concept is \"knowledge.\" Many philosophers believed that absolute, certain knowledge, is possible--that the physical world and ideas formulated about it could be given solid foundation unaffected by the varieties of mere opinion.Sextus Empiricus stands as an example of the \"skeptic\" school of thought whose members believed that knowledge was either unattainable or, if a genuine possibility, the conditions necessary to achieve it were next to impossible to satisfy. In other words, in the absence of complete knowledge, one must make do with the information provided by an imperfect world and conveyed to the mind through sense impressions that can often deceive us. Throughout his life Sextus Empiricus entered into intellectual combat with those who confidently claimed to possess indubitable knowledge. For skeptics, the best one can hope to achieve is a reasonable suspension of judgment--remaining ever mindful that claims to knowledge require careful scrutiny, thoughtful analysis, and critical review if we are to prevent ourselves and others from plunging headlong into mistaken notions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51377584373983,"sku":"9780879755973","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/QbSvXVRXL89780879755973.webp?v=1789236117"},{"product_id":"how-to-keep-an-open-mind-an-ancient-guide-to-thinking-like-a-skeptic-hardcover","title":"How to Keep an Open Mind: An Ancient Guide to Thinking Like a Skeptic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow ancient skepticism can help you attain tranquility by learning to suspend judgment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong with Stoicism and Epicureanism, Skepticism is one of the three major schools of ancient Greek philosophy that claim to offer a way of living as well as thinking. \u003ci\u003eHow to Keep an Open Mind\u003c\/i\u003e provides an unmatched introduction to skepticism by presenting a fresh, modern translation of key passages from the writings of Sextus Empiricus, the only Greek skeptic whose works have survived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile content in daily life to go along with things as they appear to be, Sextus advocated--and provided a set of techniques to achieve--a radical suspension of judgment about the way things really are, believing that such nonjudging can be useful for challenging the unfounded dogmatism of others and may help one achieve a state of calm and tranquility. In an introduction, Richard Bett makes the case that the most important lesson we can draw from Sextus's brand of skepticism today may be an ability to see what can be said on the other side of any issue, leading to a greater open-mindedness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComplete with the original Greek on facing pages, \u003ci\u003eHow to Keep an Open Mind\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compelling antidote to the closed-minded dogmatism of today's polarized world.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51377629233375,"sku":"9780691206042","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Qd-ngx43p-9780691206042.webp?v=1789236233"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/sextus-empiricus.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}