| Description |
viii, 376 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Arguments of the philosophers |
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Arguments of the philosophers.
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| Contents |
I. Introduction: Sources and Transmission -- II. The Nature of Scepticism -- III. Precursors -- IV. Pyrrho and the Socratic Tradition -- V. The Scepticism of the Middle Academy -- VI. Carneades and the Later Sceptical Academy -- VII. Secession: The 'Fourth Academy' and Aenesidemus -- VIII. The Scepticism of the Early Empire -- IX. The Ten Modes of Scepticism -- X. The Modes of Agrippa -- XI. The Criterion, Signs, and Proof -- XII. Causes and Explanation -- XIII. Scepticism in the Medical Schools -- XIV. Sceptical Physics and Metaphysics -- XV. The Liberal Arts -- XVI. Sceptical Ethics -- XVII. The Sceptical Attitude -- XVIII. The Sceptic Way of Life |
| Summary |
The Sceptics is the first comprehensive account of Greek scepticism. Presenting the latest scholarship in cogent and accessible form, R. J. Hankinson traces the evolution of sceptical thought in Greece from 500 BC to AD 200, from the beginnings of epistemology with Xenophanes to the fully developed Pyrrhonist position of Sextus Empiricus. Hankinson discusses the nature of scepticism, identifies its origins and examines its influence on later philosophical thought. In addition, he provides a detailed analysis of the work of Sextus Empiricus, the only complete source on late Pyrrhonism, and he concludes by considering the overall coherence of the sceptical programme and by asking if the life envisaged by the sceptics is in fact a liveable one. The Sceptics will be of interest to students of ancient philosophy and to philosophers interested in the history of epistemology |
| Notes |
Originally published: London : Routledge, 1995 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-363) and index |
| Notes |
Text mainly in English, with some Ancient Greek |
| Subject |
Skeptics (Greek philosophy)
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| LC no. |
94004592 |
| ISBN |
0415047722 |
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