Skepticism: From Antiquity to the Present
Title | Skepticism: From Antiquity to the Present PDF eBook |
Author | Diego Machuca |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 768 |
Release | 2018-01-25 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1472511492 |
Skepticism: From Antiquity to the Present is an authoritative and up-to-date survey of the entire history of skepticism. Divided chronologically into ancient, medieval, renaissance, modern, and contemporary periods, and featuring 50 specially-commissioned chapters from leading philosophers, this comprehensive volume is the first of its kind. By exploring each of the distinct traditions and providing expert insights, this extensive reference work: - covers major thinkers such as Sextus Empiricus, Cicero, Descartes, Hume, Spinoza, and Wittgenstein. - acknowledges the influence of ancient skeptical traditions on later philosophy and explains why it is still a fertile topic of inquiry among today's philosophers and historians of philosophy. - analyzes various forms of skepticism including Pyrrhonian, Academic, religious, moral, and neo-Pyrrhonian. - addresses issues in contemporary epistemology and indicates new directions of study. Skepticism, a driving force in the history of philosophy, remains at the center of debates in ethics, philosophy of religion, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind. Skepticism: From Antiquity to the Present is an essential point of reference for any student, researcher, or practitioner of philosophy, presenting a systematic and historical survey of this core philosophical topic.
Sceptical Paths
Title | Sceptical Paths PDF eBook |
Author | Giuseppe Veltri |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2019-09-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 3110591111 |
Sceptical Paths offers a fresh look at key junctions in the history of scepticism. Throughout this collection, key figures are reinterpreted, key arguments are reassessed, lesser-known figures are reintroduced, accepted distinctions are challenged, and new ideas are explored. The historiography of scepticism is usually based on a distinction between ancient and modern. The former is understood as a way of life which focuses on enquiry, whereas the latter is taken to be an epistemological approach which focuses on doubt. The studies in Sceptical Paths not only deepen the understanding of these approaches, but also show how ancient sceptical ideas find their way into modern thought, and modern sceptical ideas are anticipated in ancient thought. Within this state of affairs, the presence of sceptical arguments within Medieval philosophy is reflected in full force, not only enriching the historical narrative, but also introducing another layer to the sceptical discourse, namely its employment within theological settings. The various studies in this book exhibit the rich variety of expression in which scepticism manifests itself within various context and set against various philosophical and religious doctrines, schools, and approaches.
Skepticism
Title | Skepticism PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Henry Popkin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 394 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN |
This anthology contains the principal texts of the skeptical tradition from its origins in antiquity to contemporary philosophy. Selections include the writings of both well-known and lesser-known but influential philosophers of the Western tradition who either advanced skeptical views or dealt with skeptical issues for other philosophical or religious purposes. An introduction on the origins, kinds, and significance of philosophical skepticism puts the various readings in the context of the history of Western philosophy. The editors have also added brief discussions of each philosopher and text included in the anthology, plus a selected bibliography, which lists the main secondary literature on ancient, modern, and contemporary skepticism. This collection is ideal for introductory philosophy courses and courses on intellectual history, or for any reader interested in an influential school of thought, which challenges the nature of philosophy itself.
Doubt and Skepticism in Antiquity and the Renaissance
Title | Doubt and Skepticism in Antiquity and the Renaissance PDF eBook |
Author | Michelle Zerba |
Publisher | |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2014-05-14 |
Genre | PHILOSOPHY |
ISBN | 9781139526357 |
An interdisciplinary study of the forms and uses of uncertainty in important works of literature and philosophy in antiquity and the Renaissance.
The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Bett |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 2010-01-28 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1139828215 |
This volume offers a comprehensive survey of the main periods, schools, and individual proponents of scepticism in the ancient Greek and Roman world. The contributors examine the major developments chronologically and historically, ranging from the early antecedents of scepticism to the Pyrrhonist tradition. They address the central philosophical and interpretive problems surrounding the sceptics' ideas on subjects including belief, action, and ethics. Finally, they explore the effects which these forms of scepticism had beyond the ancient period, and the ways in which ancient scepticism differs from scepticism as it has been understood since Descartes. The volume will serve as an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the subject for non-specialists, while also offering considerable depth and detail for more advanced readers.
Disagreement and Skepticism
Title | Disagreement and Skepticism PDF eBook |
Author | Diego E. Machuca |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0415532833 |
The thirteen essays in this volume explore for the first time the possible skeptical implications of disagreement in different areas and from different perspectives, with an emphasis in the current debate about the epistemic significance of disagreement. They represent a new contribution to the study of the connection between disagreement and skepticism in epistemology, metaethics, ancient philosophy, and metaphilosophy.
Doubt and Skepticism in Antiquity and the Renaissance
Title | Doubt and Skepticism in Antiquity and the Renaissance PDF eBook |
Author | Michelle Zerba |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2012-07-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 110702465X |
An interdisciplinary study of the forms and uses of uncertainty in important works of literature and philosophy in antiquity and the Renaissance.