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Episode #013 ... The Hellenistic Age Pt. 4 - Skepticism

Philosophize This!

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The School of the Hellenistic Age

Stoic epistemology was developed during the hellenistic age. The stoics believed we could attain true knowledge, but were a little too cavalier about it. Zeno would hold his palm open and say perception isn't knowledge - it's just the first step towards having knowledge. These impressions that our sense organs pick up are how we gather information from the world around us.

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