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Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991003837839707536

Titolo

Pyrrhonism in Ancient, Modern, and Contemporary Philosophy [e-book] / edited by Diego E. Machuca

ISBN

9789400719910

Edizione

[1st ed. 2012.]

Descrizione fisica

XIX, 248 p. online resource.

Collana

The New Synthese Historical Library, Texts and Studies in the History of Philosophy, 1879-8578 ; 70

Altri autori (Persone)

Machuca, Diego E.

Altri autori (Enti)

SpringerLink (Online service)

Disciplina

180-190

Soggetti

Filosofia - Storia

Epistemologia

Epistemology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Risorsa elettronica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I Ancient Pyrrhonism -- 1. How Ethical Can an Ancient Skeptic Be?; Richard Bett -- 2. Two Kinds of Tranquility: Sextus Empiricus on Ataraxia; Svavar Hrafn Svavarsson -- 3. The Aims of Skeptical Investigation; Katja Maria Vogt -- 4. Pyrrhonism and the Law of Non-Contradiction; Diego E. Machuca -- 5. Epistemic Justification and the Limits of Pyrrhonism; Peter Klein -- Part II Pyrrhonism in Modern Philosophy -- 6. Bacon’s Doctrine of the Idols and Skepticism; Luiz Eva -- 7. Skepticism against Reason in Pierre Bayle’s Theory of Toleration; John Christian Laursen -- 8. Skepticism and the Possibility of Nature; Peter Fosl -- 9. Hume on Skeptical Arguments; Plínio Junqueira Smith -- Part III Pyrrhonism in Contemporary Philosophy -- 10. Wittgensteinian Pyrrhonism; Duncan Pritchard -- 11. Skepticism and Disagreement; Markus Lammenranta -- 12. Can Contemporary Semantics Help the Pyrrhonian Get a Life?; Juan Comesaña -- Name Index -- Subject Index.