Against the Professors
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Against the Professors is a major work of ancient Pyrrhonian skepticism by Sextus Empiricus that systematically critiques the claims and methods of various academic disciplines.
All labels observed (1)
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| Against the Professors canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Against the Professors Context triple: [Sextus Empiricus, notableWork, Against the Professors]
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A.
Homo Academicus
Homo Academicus is a sociological study by Pierre Bourdieu that analyzes the structure, power relations, and cultural dynamics of the academic field in France.
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B.
The Faculty
The Faculty is a 1998 science fiction horror film about high school students who discover their teachers are being taken over by alien parasites.
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C.
The Professor's gang
The Professor's gang is the central group of meticulously organized robbers in the Spanish television series "Money Heist" (La Casa de Papel), assembled to carry out large-scale heists on national institutions.
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D.
The Real University
The Real University is an independent hip-hop record label associated with 2 Chainz, known for releasing his music and supporting affiliated artists.
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E.
The Faculty Club
The Faculty Club is a historic social and dining venue on the University of California, Berkeley campus that serves as a gathering place for faculty, staff, and guests.
- 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 Professors Target entity description: Against the Professors is a major work of ancient Pyrrhonian skepticism by Sextus Empiricus that systematically critiques the claims and methods of various academic disciplines.
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A.
Homo Academicus
Homo Academicus is a sociological study by Pierre Bourdieu that analyzes the structure, power relations, and cultural dynamics of the academic field in France.
-
B.
The Faculty
The Faculty is a 1998 science fiction horror film about high school students who discover their teachers are being taken over by alien parasites.
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C.
The Professor's gang
The Professor's gang is the central group of meticulously organized robbers in the Spanish television series "Money Heist" (La Casa de Papel), assembled to carry out large-scale heists on national institutions.
-
D.
The Real University
The Real University is an independent hip-hop record label associated with 2 Chainz, known for releasing his music and supporting affiliated artists.
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E.
The Faculty Club
The Faculty Club is a historic social and dining venue on the University of California, Berkeley campus that serves as a gathering place for faculty, staff, and guests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical text
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philosophical work ⓘ skeptical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | undermine claims to certain knowledge ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Adversus Mathematicos
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Against the Mathematicians ⓘ Pros Mathematikous ⓘ
linked to:
Adversus Mathematicos
|
| author | Sextus Empiricus ⓘ |
| criticizes |
arithmetic
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astrology ⓘ ethics ⓘ geometry ⓘ grammar ⓘ logic ⓘ music theory ⓘ physics ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| critiques |
academic disciplines
ⓘ
dogmatic philosophy ⓘ |
| denies | existence of secure epistemic foundations in the criticized disciplines ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
ⓘ
skepticism ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
early modern philosophy
ⓘ
history of skepticism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Roman Empire intellectual culture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aenesidemus
ⓘ
earlier Pyrrhonists ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| method |
skeptical argumentation
ⓘ
systematic critique ⓘ |
| partOf | Adversus Mathematicos ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | suspension of judgment (epoché) ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Pyrrhonian skepticism ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of late antiquity and the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| presupposes | distinction between appearance and reality ⓘ |
| questions |
reliability of sense perception
ⓘ
validity of demonstrative proofs in the sciences ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Outlines of Pyrrhonism
ⓘ
linked to:
Pyrrhonian skepticism
|
| structure | series of books each devoted to a discipline ⓘ |
| subject |
criteria of truth
ⓘ
epistemology ⓘ methodology of the sciences ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Renaissance humanists
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early modern skeptics ⓘ |
| workIn | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
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