EMPIRICUS SEXTUS
\ɛmpˈɪɹɪkəs sˈɛkstəs], \ɛmpˈɪɹɪkəs sˈɛkstəs], \ɛ_m_p_ˈɪ_ɹ_ɪ_k_ə_s s_ˈɛ_k_s_t_ə_s]\
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A Greek philosopher, who flourished near the end of the second century; a physician of the "empirical" school, whence his surname. In his "Outlines of Pyrrhonism" he revived the skepticism of Pyrrho; and he wrote a work on skepticism, under the title "Adversus Mathematicos".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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