SEXTUS EMPIRICUS - AGAINST THE GRAMMARIANS - ADVERSUS MATHEMATICOS 1

'Against the Grammarian's is the first book of 'Sextus Adversus Mathematicos', his broad-ranging polemic against the various liberal studies of classical learning. It is prefaced by a short general attack on the arts (included in this volume); then Sextus focuses on the grammatical writers of the classical era, categorizing, analysing, and criticizing their doctrines. The result is not only an invaluable source for ancient ideas about grammar, language, and literary technique, but an excellent example of sustained Sceptical reasoning.