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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Why Grice was fascinated by Grecian scepticism

σκέψις , εως, (σκέπτομαι)

A.

viewing, perception by the senses διὰ τῶν ὀμμάτων ςPl.Phd.83aobservation of auguries, Hdn.8.3.7.
II. examination, speculation, consideration, “τὸ εὕρημα πολλῆς σκέψιος” Hp. VM4, cf. Pl.Alc.1.130dβραχείας ςId.Tht.201aϝέμειν ς. take thought of a thing, v.l. in E.Hipp.1323ἐνθεὶς τῇ τέχνῃ ςAr.Ra. 974; “ςποιεῖσθαι” Pl.Phdr.237d; “ςπροβέβληκας” Id.Phlb.65d; “ςλόγων” Id.R.336eςπερί τινος inquiry into, speculation on a thing, Id.Grg.487e, etc.; “περί τι” Id.Lg.636d; “ἐπὶ σκέψιν τινὸς ἐλθεῖν” X. Oec.6.13.
3. hesitation, doubt, esp. of the Sceptic or Pyrthonic philosophers, AP7.576 (Jul.); the Sceptic philosophyS.E.P.1.5οἱ ἀπὸ τῆς ς. the Sceptics, ib.229.
4. in politics, resolution, decree, “συνεδρίον” Hdn.4.3.9, cf. Poll.6.178.

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