Adversus Ethicos
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Adversus Ethicos is a work by the ancient skeptic philosopher Sextus Empiricus that critically examines and challenges ethical doctrines and moral philosophies.
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| Adversus Ethicos canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adversus Ethicos Context triple: [Sextus Empiricus, hasWorkPart, Adversus Ethicos]
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A.
De natura boni
De natura boni is a medieval theological treatise by Albert of Cologne (Albertus Magnus) that systematically examines the nature of goodness within a Christian philosophical framework.
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B.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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C.
Moralia
Moralia is a collection of essays and treatises by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch, covering ethics, religion, politics, and philosophy.
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D.
De rhetorica et virtutibus
De rhetorica et virtutibus is a Latin treatise on rhetoric and moral virtues by the Carolingian scholar Alcuin of York, composed as an instructional dialogue for the court of Charlemagne.
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E.
De Generatione et Corruptione
De Generatione et Corruptione is Aristotle’s treatise that examines the principles of change in the natural world, focusing on how substances come into being and pass away.
- 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: Adversus Ethicos Target entity description: Adversus Ethicos is a work by the ancient skeptic philosopher Sextus Empiricus that critically examines and challenges ethical doctrines and moral philosophies.
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A.
De natura boni
De natura boni is a medieval theological treatise by Albert of Cologne (Albertus Magnus) that systematically examines the nature of goodness within a Christian philosophical framework.
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B.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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C.
Moralia
Moralia is a collection of essays and treatises by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch, covering ethics, religion, politics, and philosophy.
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D.
De rhetorica et virtutibus
De rhetorica et virtutibus is a Latin treatise on rhetoric and moral virtues by the Carolingian scholar Alcuin of York, composed as an instructional dialogue for the court of Charlemagne.
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E.
De Generatione et Corruptione
De Generatione et Corruptione is Aristotle’s treatise that examines the principles of change in the natural world, focusing on how substances come into being and pass away.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical text
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge ethical doctrines
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undermine claims to moral knowledge ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher | Sextus Empiricus ⓘ |
| author | Sextus Empiricus ⓘ |
| critiques |
dogmatic ethics
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normative ethical systems ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greco-Roman philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethical doctrines
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moral theories ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical critique
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skeptical treatise ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Pyrrho of Elis
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linked to:
Pyrrho
earlier skeptical arguments ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | philosophically educated readers ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| method | argumentative refutation of ethical positions ⓘ |
| objective | to show the instability of ethical claims ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
skeptical inquiry
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suspension of judgment ⓘ |
| philosophicalGoal | ataraxia through suspension of ethical dogma ⓘ |
| philosophicalStanceExpressed | epistemic skepticism about ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
criteria of the good
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nature of virtue ⓘ possibility of moral knowledge ⓘ rational foundations of ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Pyrrhonian skepticism ⓘ |
| preservedIn | fragmentary form ⓘ |
| questions |
existence of objective moral standards
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reliability of ethical reasoning ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Adversus Mathematicos
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Outlines of Pyrrhonism ⓘ
linked to:
work Pyrrhonian Discourses
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| timeOfComposition | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| tradition | ancient skepticism ⓘ |
| workType | ethical criticism ⓘ |
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