ISBN:
9789400719910
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XIX, 246p. 1 illus, digital)
Series Statement:
The New Synthese Historical Library 70
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T.
Keywords:
Philosophy (General)
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Philosophy, classical
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Genetic epistemology
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Philosophy, modern
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Philosophy
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Philosophy (General)
;
Philosophy, classical
;
Genetic epistemology
;
Philosophy, modern
Abstract:
This is the first collection of original essays entirely devoted to a detailed study of the Pyrrhonian tradition. The twelve contributions collected in the present volume combine to offer a historical and systematic analysis of the form of skepticism known as "Pyrrhonism". They discuss whether the Pyrrhonist is an ethically engaged agent, whether he can claim to search for truth, and other thorny questions concerning ancient Pyrrhonism; explore its influence on certain modern thinkers such as Pierre Bayle and David Hume; and, examine Pyrrhonian skepticism in relation to contemporary
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface; Introduction; References; Contents; Contributors; Part I Ancient Pyrrhonism; 1 How Ethical Can an Ancient Skeptic Be?; 2 Two Kinds of Tranquility: Sextus Empiricus on Ataraxia; 3 The Aims of Skeptical Investigation; 4 Pyrrhonism and the Law of Non-Contradiction; 5 Epistemic Justification and the Limits of Pyrrhonism; Part II Pyrrhonism in Modern Philosophy; 6 Bacons Doctrine of the Idols and Skepticism; 7 Skepticism against Reason in Pierre Baylex2019; s TheoryINTnl; of Toleration; 8 Skepticism and the Possibility of Nature; 9 Hume on Skeptical Arguments
Description / Table of Contents:
Part III Pyrrhonism in Contemporary Philosophy10 Wittgensteinian Pyrrhonism; 11 Skepticism and Disagreement; 12 Can Contemporary Semantics Help the Pyrrhonian Get a Life; Name Index; Subject Index;
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DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-1991-0
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