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You are invited to join us virtually from wherever you are this Sunday morning, May 11, 2025 at 9:00, for our Plato's Cave forum.

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5000 Years of Skepticism, Part 3: Middle Periods

Our new series is on Skepticism. We will start with an introduction, going back to 2500 BC, and then move forward through the centuries. We will consider how Skepticism has helped humanity make progress, including correcting old notions and fixing mistakes. The schedule appears below, so you can mark your calendars.

SCHEDULE

4-27 Part 1: Introduction
5-04 Part 2: Ancient Periods
--> 5-11 Part 3: Middle Periods
5-18 Part 4: Renaissance Period
5-26 Part 5: Enlightenment Period
6-01 Part 6: (TBD)
6-08 Part 7: (TBD)

READING MATERIALS

Part 3, Middle Periods
- Zhuang Zhou (c. 300 BCE) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_skepticism#Zhuang_Zhou_(c.369%E2%80%93_c._286_BCE)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_skepticism#Zhuang_Zhou_(c.369%E2%80%93_c._286_BCE))

- Sextus Empiricus (fl. 200 CE) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_skepticism#Sextus_Empiricus

- St. Augustine (fl. 386 CE) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_skepticism#Augustine_on_skepticism

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