Against the Physicists
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Against the Physicists is an ancient philosophical work by Sextus Empiricus that presents a skeptical critique of dogmatic claims in natural philosophy and metaphysics.
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| Against the Physicists canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Against the Physicists Context triple: [Sextus Empiricus, notableWork, Against the Physicists]
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The World According to Physics
The World According to Physics is a popular science book by physicist Jim Al-Khalili that explains the fundamental principles and discoveries of modern physics for a general audience.
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Reflections of a Physicist
Reflections of a Physicist is a collection of essays by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Percy W. Bridgman, exploring the philosophical and methodological foundations of modern physics.
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C.
Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist
"Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist" is the autobiography of theoretical physicist Rudolf Peierls, chronicling his life, scientific contributions, and experiences within the 20th-century physics community.
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D.
Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics is a popular science book by Jim Al-Khalili that explores some of the most puzzling and counterintuitive problems in modern physics for a general audience.
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E.
The Relativity of Wrong
The Relativity of Wrong is an essay by Isaac Asimov that explains how scientific ideas become progressively less wrong over time, arguing that errors in science are matters of degree rather than absolute falsehood.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Against the Physicists Target entity description: Against the Physicists is an ancient philosophical work by Sextus Empiricus that presents a skeptical critique of dogmatic claims in natural philosophy and metaphysics.
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A.
The World According to Physics
The World According to Physics is a popular science book by physicist Jim Al-Khalili that explains the fundamental principles and discoveries of modern physics for a general audience.
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B.
Reflections of a Physicist
Reflections of a Physicist is a collection of essays by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Percy W. Bridgman, exploring the philosophical and methodological foundations of modern physics.
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C.
Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist
"Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist" is the autobiography of theoretical physicist Rudolf Peierls, chronicling his life, scientific contributions, and experiences within the 20th-century physics community.
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D.
Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics is a popular science book by Jim Al-Khalili that explores some of the most puzzling and counterintuitive problems in modern physics for a general audience.
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E.
The Relativity of Wrong
The Relativity of Wrong is an essay by Isaac Asimov that explains how scientific ideas become progressively less wrong over time, arguing that errors in science are matters of degree rather than absolute falsehood.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical text
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| aim |
to show the equipollence of opposing arguments about nature
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to undermine claims to certain knowledge about nature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Adversus Physicos
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Pros Physikous ⓘ |
| author | Sextus Empiricus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| criticizes |
Aristotelian physics
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Epicurean physics ⓘ Stoic physics ⓘ dogmatic natural philosophers ⓘ metaphysical dogmatism ⓘ |
| genre |
natural philosophy critique
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skeptical philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern philosophy of science
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later skeptical philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hellenistic philosophical debates
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earlier Pyrrhonian skeptics ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| method |
setting opposing arguments in balance
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systematic critique of dogmatic theses ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Adversus Mathematicos ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Pyrrhonism
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linked to:
Pyrrhonian skepticism
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| philosophicalStance | suspension of judgment (epoché) ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
critique of causal explanations
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critique of substance and essence ⓘ limits of human knowledge of nature ⓘ problem of criteria of truth ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | books 7–8 of Adversus Mathematicos ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | extant in manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Against the Ethicists
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Against the Logicians ⓘ Outlines of Pyrrhonism ⓘ
linked to:
work Pyrrhonian Discourses
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| structure | argumentative treatise ⓘ |
| targetAudience | readers of philosophical and scientific doctrines ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | late 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| tradition | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
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