When thinking about the ancient problem of scepticism, what kinds of issues would have weighed heavily on the mind of the sceptic? As Cicero conjectures, there's the problem of the bent oar, or the pigeon's neck, or judging the size of the moon using its visual dimensions. No doubt the senses deliver to us conflicting information, they claim, so there's no reason to believe that we can have certitude about any impression or phantasia they deliver.
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