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CHAP. I.

ON

PHILOSOPHY IN GENERAL.

Synopsis.

What is philosophy? §. I.
It is knowledge, partly certain,
partly probable, §. II.
Not idle, but effective, §.
III.
Of things, §. IV.
Of divine and human
matters, §. V.
Its principle of knowledge
is right reason, §. VI.
What is the end of philosophy? §. VII.
It is either instrumental, or
principal, and this is either
theoretical, or practical,
§. VIII.

It is not correctly divided
into true and false, §. IX.
Nor into skeptical and
dogmatic, §. X.
Various kinds of skeptics,
§. XI.
The first masters of
moderate skepseōs inquiry/skepticism.
The author of universal
skepticism is Pyrrho,
§. XII.
The disciples and followers of
Pyrrho, §. XIII.
Dogmatic philosophy is either
sectarian or
eclectic, §. XIV.