In the Outlines of Phyrronism Sextus Empiricus advances an argument similar to Descartes' dream, which seems commit Sextus to some sort of Protagorean relativism. In this article, I examine this argument in the context of other passages in Sextus, and propose an interpretation which shows that the skepticism that one can draw from this argument is as radical as Descartes', but it can never be considered as a relativistic argument. I show that Sextus makes a crucial mistake in describing Protagoras' position as well as his own -a mistake which could lead one to conclude falsely that Sextus is a Protagorean relativist.En los Esbozos Pirrdnicos. Sexto Empirico formula un argumento, que Ilamaremos el 'argumento del suefio', que parece comprometer a Sexto con una posicion relativista de corte Protagorico. Aqui examinare este argumento en el contexto de otros pasajes en Sexto y concluire que una interpretacion Protagorica de ese argumento debe rechazarse tanto en virtud de su carencia de adecuacion a los textos como por su implausibilidad inherente.'
introduccionLa historia del escepticismo griego se caracteriza por una serie de episodios temporalmente discontinua durante la cual emergieron ciertas figuras importantes. Aiin en nuestros dias se debate si tal discontinuidad es meramente temporal, o si existe tambien una ' Usare aqui la traduccion al espanol de los Esbozos Pirrdnicos hecha por Antonio Gallego Cao y Teresa Mufioz Diego publicada en Madrid: Gredos 1993. Usare las siguientes abreviaciones comunmente aceptadas de las obras de Sexto: PH para Esbozos Pirrdnicos y M para Adversus Mathematicos.
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