ABSTRACT
This paper investigates the extent to which ancient philosophers hold positions similar to contemporary epistemological disjunctivism. It argues that there are some a priori reasons to think that ancient philosophers might be amenable to the disjunctivist position, even if their motivations for holding such a position may be quite different from that of contemporary philosophers. The body of the paper focuses on the Stoics and their notion of the “cataleptic impression” as a criterion of truth. It compares the Stoic arguments against their Academic skeptical opponents with contemporary epistemological disjunctivism, particularly as it is developed in the work of John McDowell.
