Scepticism

ISBN-13: 9781902683461 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 224 str.

Neil Gascoigne

Opis

The history of scepticism is assumed by many to be the history of failed responses to a problem first raised by Descartes. This title engages with the work of canonical philosophers to show how themes that first emerged in the Hellenistic period are inextricably bound up with the historical development of scepticism.

Recenzje

"A vivid and clearly written tour de force, admirably ready and willing to dismiss any position in epistimology if it ignores the sceptical problem." - The Philosophers' Magazine "An excellent and thought-provoking introduction - his ambitious coverage of the history of sceptical thought is quite astounding for such a slim book." - Duncan Pritchard, University of Edinburgh, UK

Spis treści

Introduction: the whimsical condition of mankind  1. Scepticism and knowledge  2. The legacy of Socrates  3. Demons, doubt and common life  4. Transcendental meditations  5. Un/natural doubts  6. Internalisms and externalisms.  Index

O autorze

Neil Gascoigne