Ancient Scepticism
Ancient Scepticism

Author: Harald Thorsrud

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-12-05

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1317492838

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Scepticism, a philosophical tradition that casts doubt on our ability to gain knowledge of the world and suggests suspending judgement in the face of uncertainty, has been influential since is beginnings in ancient Greece. Harald Thorsrud provides an engaging, rigorous introduction to the arguments, central themes and general concerns of ancient Scepticism, from its beginnings with Pyrrho of Elis (c.360-c.270 BCE) to the writings of Sextus Empiricus in the second century CE. Thorsrud explores the differences among Sceptics and examines in particular the separation of the Scepticism of Pyrrho from its later form - Academic Scepticism - which arose when its ideas were introduced into Plato's "Academy" in the third century BCE. He also unravels the prolonged controversy that developed between Academic Scepticism and Stoicism, the prevailing dogmatism of the day. Steering an even course through the many differences of scholarly opinion surrounding Scepticism, Thorsrud provides a balanced appraisal of its enduring significance by showing why it remains so philosophically interesting and how ancient interpretations differ from modern ones.

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism
The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism

Author: Richard Bett

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-01-28

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 1139828215

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This volume offers a comprehensive survey of the main periods, schools, and individual proponents of scepticism in the ancient Greek and Roman world. The contributors examine the major developments chronologically and historically, ranging from the early antecedents of scepticism to the Pyrrhonist tradition. They address the central philosophical and interpretive problems surrounding the sceptics' ideas on subjects including belief, action, and ethics. Finally, they explore the effects which these forms of scepticism had beyond the ancient period, and the ways in which ancient scepticism differs from scepticism as it has been understood since Descartes. The volume will serve as an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the subject for non-specialists, while also offering considerable depth and detail for more advanced readers.

Nietzsche and the Ancient Skeptical Tradition
Nietzsche and the Ancient Skeptical Tradition

Author: Jessica Berry

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0195368428

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This work presents a portrait of Nietzsche as the skeptic par excellence in the modern period, by demonstrating how a careful and informed understanding of ancient Pyrrhonism illuminates his reflections on truth, knowledge and morality, as well as the very nature and value of philosophic inquiry.

The Modes of Scepticism
The Modes of Scepticism

Author: Julia Annas

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1985-05-23

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780521276443

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Although the Hellenistic classic has had an enormous impact on Western thought when rediscovered in the sixteenth century, it has remained neglected in recent times. This new translation should interest laymen as well as professional scholars and philosophers.

How to Be a Pyrrhonist
How to Be a Pyrrhonist

Author: Richard Bett

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-03-21

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1108471072

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Explores what it was like to argue and to live as a practitioner of Pyrrhonist skepticism.

Sextus Empiricus: Outlines of Scepticism
Sextus Empiricus: Outlines of Scepticism

Author: Sextus Empiricus

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-07-20

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780521778091

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Outlines of Scepticism, by the Greek philosopher Sextus Empiricus, is a work of major importance for the history of Greek philosophy. It is the fullest extant account of ancient scepticism, and it is also one of our most copious sources of information about the other Hellenistic philosophies. Its first part contains an elaborate exposition of the Pyrrhonian variety of scepticism; its second and third parts are critical and destructive, arguing against 'dogmatism' in logic, epistemology, science and ethics - an approach that revolutionized the study of philosophy when Sextus' works were rediscovered and published in the sixteenth century. This volume presents the accurate and readable translation which was first published in 1994, together with a substantial new historical and philosophical introduction by Jonathan Barnes.

Knowledge
Knowledge

Author: Jennifer Nagel

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 019966126X

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What is knowledge? Is it the same as opinion or truth? Do you need to be able to justify a claim in order to count as knowing it? How can we know that the outer world is real and not a dream? Questions like these have existed since ancient times, and the branch of philosophy dedicated to answering them - epistemology - has been active for thousands of years. In this thought-provoking Very Short Introduction, Jennifer Nagel considers the central problems and paradoxes in the theory of knowledge and draws attention to the ways in which philosophers and theorists have responded to them. By exploring the relationship between knowledge and truth, and considering the problem of scepticism, Nagel introduces a series of influential historical and contemporary theories of knowledge, incorporating methods from logic, linguistics, and psychology, using a number of everyday examples to demonstrate the key issues and debates. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

The Original Sceptics
The Original Sceptics

Author: Myles Burnyeat

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9780872203471

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This is a collection of five essays debating the nature and scope of ancient scepticism, and providing an introduction to the thought of the original sceptics. The book seeks to shed new light on how their thought relates to sceptical arguments in modern philosophy.