OF SEXTUS EMPIRICUS

PYRRHONIAN

OUTLINES original: Hypotyposeon. From the Greek word meaning a sketch, outline, or foundational model.

INSTITUTES original: Institutionum. A term commonly used in the early modern period to denote a foundational textbook or a systematic treatment of a subject.

OF HENRI ESTIENNE Henricus Stephanus (1528–1598) was a legendary French printer and classical scholar. His Latin translation of Sextus Empiricus, first published in 1562, was a landmark event that introduced ancient Scepticism to Renaissance thinkers like Montaigne.