| Description |
1 online resource (x, 264 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Pyrrho the Non-Sceptic. 1. The Aristocles passage and its importance. 2. The nature of things. 3. How we should be disposed towards things. 4. The results for those who are so disposed. 5. Contrasts with later Pyrrhonism, and an alleged conflict with Aristocles. 6. Other evidence (1): echoes or confusions? 7. Other evidence (2): the inconclusive and the anachronistic. 8. Pyrrho as pragmatist? App. On the meaning of aletheuein and pseudesthai -- 2. Putting it into Practice. 1. Pyrrho's behaviour: a first look at the biographical material. 2. Pyrrho's practical attitudes: the anecdotes and the fragments of Timon. 3. Connections with the Aristocles passage. 4. Deciding what to do: the role of appearances |
| Summary |
In the absence of surviving works by Pyrrho, scholars have tended to treat his thought as essentially the same as the long subsequent sceptical tradition. This text offers a different interpretation of his thought |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Pyrrhon, of Elis.
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Pyrrhon, of Elis -- Influence
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| SUBJECT |
Pyrrhon, of Elis fast |
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Skepticism.
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Skeptics (Greek philosophy)
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Skepticism
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Skeptics (Greek philosophy)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191698323 |
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0191698326 |
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