Gerson P2P CH6
Lloyd Gerson's From Plato to Platonism Chapter 6: The Academic Skeptics This is the second chapter of Part 2 of the book, which examines the reception of Plato in the following generations of Academic philosophers and the influence of the latter on the developing tradition of Platonism. Chapter 6 looks at the "skeptical" phase of the Academy and it's connections to Platonic epistemology. How can this phase in the Academy's history constitute anything but a break with Platonism given that the former rejects, while the latter affirms, the possibility of infallible knowledge? The discussion focuses on two key skeptics, Arcesilaus and Carneades. The principle target of the skeptical arguments of these figures was Stoic, not Platonic, epistemology. Indeed Platonic epistemology is shown to have much in common with that of the Skeptics. This chapter's sections are: 6.1 What is Academic Skepticism? 6.2 Skepticism, Rationalism, and Platonism
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