Sextus Empiricus

2nd-century Roman philosopher and physician
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Sextus Empiricus
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Instance of
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Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
200
Date of death
300
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[7]
Field of work
philosophy[8]
Notable work
Against the Ethicists[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Ancient Greek[23]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Name in native language
Σέξτος ὁ Ἐμπειρικός[24]
Praenomen
Sextus[26]
Significant place
Libya
Student
Saturninus[9]
Writing language
Ancient Greek
🏷️ Also known as
en Sextus Empiricus en Sekst empirik ar سيكستوس إمبيريكوس cs Empiricus Sextus cs Sekstus Empiryk el Σέξτος Εμπειρικός es Sexto Empirico es Sexto Empírico fa سکستوس امپریکوس fi Sekstos Empiristi fi Sekstos Empeirikos fi Sekstos Empirikos fi Sextus Empeiricus fi Sextus Empiricus he סקסטוס אמפיריקוס it Sesto Empirico ja セクストス・エンペイリコス ko 섹스토스 엠페이리코스 ru Секст Эмпирик tr Sextus Empiricus
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Summary

Sextus Empiricus was born in 200[1]. He died in 300[2]. He worked as a physician[3], philosopher[4], physician writer[5], and writer[6].

Why It Matters

Sextus Empiricus has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche[27], a philosopher[28], 1844–1900[29], of Kingdom of Prussia[30], specialised in classical philology[31].

FAQs

What did Sextus Empiricus do for work?

Sextus Empiricus worked as a physician[3], philosopher[4], physician writer[5], and writer[6].

Who did Sextus Empiricus influence?

Sextus Empiricus has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche[27].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Internet Philosophy Ontology project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . Post-Reformation Digital Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques IV. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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