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`'The theory of inference from signs is central to the philosophical discussions of scientific knowledge and its methodology throughout the Hellenistic period. . . . James Allen has produced the first comprehensive and philosophically sophisticated treatment of this debate. . . . Allen's brilliant investigation of the various strands in Sextus' chapters on signs is a masterpiece of historical as well as philosophical scholarship. . . . This book adds a new dimension to our understanding of Hellenistic epistemology . . . I am convinced that Allen's book will quickly become the authoritative work on this important chapter in the histories of science and philosophy.'' Gisela Striker, Harvard University

... l'ouvrage d'Allen constitue une contribution de grande valeur a l'etude de la notion de signe en tant que prevue dans l'Antiquite. Philosophie Antique This excellent book provides a number of new historical and exegetical takes on an important chapter in Hellenistic epistemology. Allen's ideas will be at the centre of future debates in the field. His arguments are not conclusive, and the reader may not find them all convincing, but such is the nature of Hellenistic epistemology. Ancient Philosophy

... l'ouvrage d'Allen constitue une contribution de grande valeur a l'etude de la notion de signe en tant que prevue dans l'Antiquite. Philosophie Antique This excellent book provides a number of new historical and exegetical takes on an important chapter in Hellenistic epistemology. Allen's ideas will be at the centre of future debates in the field. His arguments are not conclusive, and the reader may not find them all convincing, but such is the nature of Hellenistic epistemology. Ancient Philosophy

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James Allen is Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh.

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