"Ο σκεπτικιστής φιλόσοφος."

Translation:The sceptical philosopher.

February 27, 2017

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/EndlessOrbitSSX

Wouldn't "ο σκεπτικός φιλόσοφος" be a better match?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/jaye16

Yes, that is another sentence. There is a difference: σκεπτικός means someone who doubts a fact/statement etc while ο σκεπτικιστης is a follower of a branch of philosophy by that name which as its name says involves "disbelieving". http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Skeptics So, both, of course, are correct.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Marva441926

Jaye, this distinction exists in English as well. Someone who is sceptical [adjective] of something is disbelieving/doubtful of it. Someone who is a skeptic [noun] is a follower of Skepticism. (I have heard people use "skepticist" to mean the latter as well, but I think it's redundant and, for what it's worth, my spell-checker doesn't like it either.)


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/annamerku

yes, you are right. The translation is wrong


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/I.Schmidt1

Am I right, that here are two nouns, because I can not find an adjective "σκεπτικιστής". if there is one, can someone please tell me how it is declined?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/troll1995

There are two nouns, as you said. Σκεπτικιστής works as a attribute in this sentence. It is declined as

Nominative: ο σκεπτικιστής
Genitive: του σκεπτικιστή
Accusative: τον σκεπτικιστή
Vocative: (-) σκεπτικιστή

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