Sextus empiricus against the professors and maryann

2nd-century Roman philosopher and physician

Sextus Empiricus (Ancient Greek: Σέξτος Ἐμπειρικός, Sextos Empeirikos; fl. mid-late 2nd century AD) was a GreekPyrrhonistphilosopher and Empiric schoolphysician with Roman citizenship.

His philosophical works are the most complete surviving account of ancient Greek and Roman Pyrrhonism, and because of the arguments they contain against the other Hellenistic philosophies, they are also a major source of information about those philosophies.

Life

Little is known about Sextus Empiricus. He likely lived in Alexandria, Rome, or Athens.^[1] His Roman name, Sextus, implies he was a Roman citizen.^[2] The Suda, a 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia, states that he was the same person as Sextus of Chaeronea,^[3] as do other pre-modern sources, but this identification is commonly doubted.^[4] In his medical work, as reflected by his name, tradition maintains that he belonged t