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Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism

By: Mary Mills Patrick

... of its own accord just when they despaired of finding it. The intellectual preparation for producing ataraxia, consists in placing arguments in oppo... ...d compositions of objects, is illustrated by examples of different kinds of food, drink, and medicine, showing the different effects according to th... ... pride, but sold animals in the market place, and, if necessary, washed the utensils himself. [2] He lived in equality of spirit, and practised his ... ...ation and thought; by the necessity of the feelings, for hunger leads us to food, and thirst to drink; by the traditions of laws and customs, for ac... ... ideas of the same objects as regards their taste. For just as the same 536 food on being absorbed becomes in some places veins, in other places art... ...al peculiarities. For the body of a Scythian 80 differs from the body of an Indian in form, the difference resulting, it is said, from the different... ...at difference among men in the choice and avoidance of external things. The Indians delight in different things from our own people, and the enjoymen... ...arment of many colors and reaching to the feet, but we think it not so. The Indians ηα ῖο γπλαημὶ δεκνζίᾳ κίγλπληαη, but most of the other nations co...

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