Pyrrho begins teaching skeptical practice at ElisJan 1, 330 BCELabels: Pyrrho of, Elis, EpochBritannicaWHE
Timon of Phlius preserves Pyrrho’s reputationJan 1, 300 BCELabels: Timon of, Pyrrhonism, Literary worksBritannicaSEP Skepticism
Arcesilaus turns Plato’s Academy toward skepticismJan 1, 265 BCELabels: Arcesilaus, Plato's Academy, Academic skepticismSEP ArcesilausBritannica Skepticism
Carneades strengthens Academic arguments and probabilismJan 1, 167 BCELabels: Carneades, Academic skepticism, ProbabilismBritannicaREP summary
Carneades’ Rome lectures publicize skeptical methodJan 1, 155 BCELabels: Carneades, Rome, Athenian embassyBritannicaREP summary
Aenesidemus revives Pyrrhonism against the late AcademyJan 1, 50 BCELabels: Aenesidemus, Pyrrhonism, Late AcademyCambridge CoreSEP Skepticism
Cicero’s Academica transmits Academic skepticism in LatinMay 1, 45 BCELabels: Cicero, Academica, Latin transmissionPhilopediaAttalus
Agrippa’s Five Modes become classic skeptical toolsJan 1, 100Labels: Agrippa, Five Modes, Skeptical toolkitSEP Skepticism
Sextus Empiricus systematizes Pyrrhonian skepticismJan 1, 200Labels: Sextus Empiricus, Pyrrhonism, OutlinesSEP SextusSEP Skepticism
Henri Estienne publishes Latin Sextus, spreading PyrrhonismJan 1, 1562Labels: Henri Estienne, Latin Sextus, PrintingIEP RenaissanceEton catalogue
Montaigne’s Essays popularize a skeptical stance in EuropeJan 1, 1580Labels: Michel de, Essays, SebondIEP RenaissancePhilopedia Montaigne
Bayle’s Dictionary amplifies skeptical critique and debateJan 1, 1697Labels: Pierre Bayle, Historical and, Critical notesIEP Bayle
Hume’s Treatise re-frames skepticism within empiricismJan 1, 1739Labels: David Hume, Treatise, EmpiricismBritannica TreatiseTreatise info
Moore’s “Proof of an External World” marks a modern pushbackJan 1, 1939Labels: G E, Proof of, Common senseIEP MooreHere one hand