¿Es Sexto Empírico un protagórico?

Abstract

In the Outlines of Pyrrhonism 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.

Keywords

• Sexto Empírico
• Protágoras
• Esbozos Pirrónicos
• relativismo.