Publication

1999 - Routledge, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

94,000 words, Guess

Page Count

376 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100415203538
  • ISBN-100415203929
  • ISBN-139780415203531
  • ISBN-139780415203920
  • Goodreads5893936', '6787953
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  • LibraryThing7217490
  • Library of Congress Control Number00267260
  • Better World Books9780415203531
  • Open LibraryOL6804606M

Classifications

  • DDC186
  • LCCB525 .H26 1999
  • LCCB525.H26 1999

Description

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.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • The arguments of the philosophers

Other Editions

  • The scepticsRoutledge1999-01-01

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