Ancient skepticism was first seen in the works of Plato and
Aristotle, but for the sake of length, we will just be talking about Aristotle.
Aristotle was born near Macedonia, to Nichomasus, who later died while
Aristotle was still a young child. Near the age of 18, he made his way to Athens,
where he found and joined Plato’s Academy, and remained there until the age of
38. While he was there, he wrote on many topics, and became one of the key
players in western philosophy. After he left the Academy, Aristotle kept the views
of Plato, up until Platos death. After Plato died, Aristotle shifted his views
to more of his own.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
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Aristotle seems a lot more (moderately) skeptical than Plato, though both do indeed stand out from Pyrrho et al by affirming the search for truths (in Aristotle's case) and The Truth (Plato).
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