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Sextus Empiricus

Against the Logicians, Books VII-VIII of Against the Learned Section 300

Section 746 of 927

Canonical reference 8.300

Ancient Greek

Hermann Mutschmann and Jürgen Mau, editors · adversus-grc

Τίνος μὲν ἕνεκεν περὶ ἀποδείξεως ἐπὶ τοῦ παρόντος ζητοῦμεν πρότερον ὑποδέδεικται, ὅτε περί τε τοῦ κριτηρίου καὶ τοῦ σημείου ἐσκεπτόμεθα (§ 142)· πρὸς δὲ τὸ μὴ ἀμεθόδως γίγνεσθαι τὴν ὑφήγησιν, ἀλλ’ ἀσφαλέστερον καὶ τὴν ἐποχὴν καὶ τὴν πρὸς τοὺς δογματικοὺς ἀντίρρησιν προβαίνειν, ὑποδεικτέον τὴν ἐπίνοιαν αὐτῆς.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

The reason why we are presently inquiring into proof was shown earlier, when we investigated the criterion and the sign (§ 142). But so that our exposition may not proceed without method, and so that both suspension of judgment and our reply to the Dogmatists may advance more securely, we must set out the conception of proof.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Nous avons indiqué précédemment, lorsque nous examinions le critère et le signe (§ 142), pourquoi nous recherchons à présent ce qu’est la démonstration. Afin que notre exposé ne procède pas sans méthode et que progressent plus sûrement tant la suspension du jugement que la réfutation des dogmatiques, il faut en présenter la notion.

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