Pyrrhonism past and present : inquiry, disagreement, self-knowledge, and rationality / / Diego E. Machuca

• Autore: Machuca Diego E.
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 pages)
• Disciplina: 149.73
• Soggetto topico: Skepticism; Skepticism - History
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Motivation, the Approach, the Plan -- 1.1 Skepticism and Psychological Constitution -- 1.2 Taking Skepticism Seriously -- 1.3 Aims and Approach -- 1.4 Layout of the Book -- References -- Part I: Pyrrhonism Past -- Chapter 2: Pyrrhonian Inquiry -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Skeptic as Inquirer -- 2.3 Can the Skeptic Search for Truth? -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Argumentation and Persuasiveness -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Argumentative Therapy -- 3.3 Truth-Directed Inquiry -- 3.4 Two Kinds of Persuasiveness -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Agrippan Modes and the Challenge of Disagreement -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Five Modes -- 4.3 Ad Hominem Argumentation and Non-doxastic Assent -- 4.4 Questionable Assumptions -- 4.5 The Argument from Possible Disagreement -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Pyrrhonian Rationality -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Versions of the LNC -- 5.3 The Skeptic's Alleged Commitment to the LNC -- 5.4 The Skeptic's Suspension About the LNC -- 5.5 The Skeptic's Observance of the LNC -- 5.6 Suspension as a Psychological Reaction -- 5.7 The Skeptic's Use of Reason -- 5.8 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Pyrrhonism Present -- Chapter 6: The Epistemology of Disagreement -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Overview of the Debate -- 6.3 Factualism -- 6.4 Evidence -- 6.5 Evidence Assessment, First-Person Perspective, and Self-Trust -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Personal Information as Symmetry Breaker -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Personal Information and High Degree of Justified Confidence -- 7.3 Real-Life Disputes and Unpossessed Information -- 7.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: The Limits of Self-Knowledge -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Overconfidence -- 8.3 The Bias Blind Spot -- 8.4 Self-Knowledge Through Introspection. ; 8.5 Confabulation -- 8.6 Objections and Replies -- 8.7 Conclusion -- Appendix: Sextus and Galen on the Pyrrhonist's Knowledge of His Own Affections -- References -- Chapter 9: The Disagreeing About Disagreement Argument -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The Self-Defeat Charge -- 9.3 Conciliationist Replies to the DDA -- 9.4 A Neo-Pyrrhonian Response -- 9.5 Objections and Replies -- 9.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: The Nature of Rationality -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Conceptions of Rationality and the "Why Be Rational?" Question -- 10.3 Is the Neo-Pyrrhonist (Ir)rational? -- 10.4 LNC, Modus Ponens, and Modus Tollens -- 10.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Coda -- 11.1 Summary -- 11.2 Does Pyrrhonism Have Epistemic or Prudential Value? -- Reference -- Bibliography -- I. Editions and Translations -- II. Secondary Literature -- Index Locorum -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Pyrrhonism Past and Present
• ISBN: 9783030912109; 9783030912093
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910556897603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Synthese Library