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| Genre/Form: | Aufsatzsammlung |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard Arnot Home Bett |
| ISBN: | 9780521874762 0521874769 9780521697545 0521697549 |
| OCLC Number: | 428024397 |
| Description: | xii, 380 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | I: Origins and development. Antecedents in early Greek philosophy / Mi-Kyoung Lee ; Pyrrho and early Pyrrhonism / Svavar Hrafn Svavarsson ; Arcesilaus and Carneades / Harald Thorsrud ; The sceptical Academy: decline and afterlife / Carlos Lévy ; Aenesidemus and the rebirth of Pyrrhonism / R.J. Hankinson ; Sextus Empiricus / Pierre Pellegrin -- II: Topics and problems. Scepticism and belief / Casey Perin ; Scepticism and action / Katja Maria Vogt ; Scepticism and ethics / Richard Bett ; Academics versus Pyrrhonists, reconsidered / Gisela Striker ; The Pyrrhonian Modes / Paul Woodruff ; Pyrrhonism and medicine / James Allen ; Pyrrhonism and the specialized sciences / Emidio Spinelli -- III: Beyond antiquity. The rediscovery and posthumous influence of scepticism / Luciano Floridi ; Descartes' transformation of the sceptical tradition / Michael Williams. |
| Series Title: | Cambridge companions to philosophy. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Richard Bett. |
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"This very welcome contribution will aid readers' understanding of an underrepresented area of philosophical inquiry. It stands among the finest in this esteemed series from Cambridge University Press... Essential..." --J. M. Carvalho, Villanova University, Choice "...This volume is designed to provide a comprehensive view on the main protagonists, the central issues of contention in recent scholarship, and the transformation of sceptical traditions beyond antiquity... this book will serve as a reliable introduction for all those who want to turn to original sources and study the ideas and arguments of ancient sceptics more carefully... care was taken to ensure that the essays are accessible to non-specialists... will also be very useful for specialists..." --Filip Grgi ,, Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb, Philosophy in Review Read more...
