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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    28 March 2010
    28 January 2010
    ISBN:
    9781139002882
    9780521874762
    9780521697545
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL9780521874762
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.74kg, 392 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.62kg, 392 Pages
    • Subjects:
    History of Philosophy, Classical Studies, Classical Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy
    Series:
    Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
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    Subjects:
    History of Philosophy, Classical Studies, Classical Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy
    Series:
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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.

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    'This anthology is very helpful to all those (specialists and students) who want to have a closer look at the origin of scepticism as well as the disputes that surrounded it in the Ancient period.'

    Source: Science et Esprit

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