The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism

Herausgeber: Bett, Richard

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive survey of the main periods, schools and individual proponents of scepticism in the ancient Greek and Roman world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 394
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 722g
• ISBN-13: 9780521874762
• ISBN-10: 0521874769
• Artikelnr.: 29021765

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations
Introduction, Richard Bett
Part I. Origins and Development: 1. Antecedents in early Greek philosophy Mi-Kyoung Lee
2. Pyrrho and early Pyrrhonism Svavar Hrafn Svavarsson
3. Arcesilaus and Carneades Harald Thorsrud
4. The sceptical academy: decline and afterline Carlos Lévy
5. Aenesidemus and the rebirth of Pyrrhonism James Hankinson
6. Sextus Empiricus Pierre Pellegrin
Part II. Topics and Problems: 7. Scepticism and belief Casey Perin
8. Scepticism and action Katja Maria Vogt
9. Scepticism and ethics Richard Bett
10. Academics versus Pyrrhonists, reconsidered Gisela Striker
11. The Pyrrhonian modes Paul Woodruff
12. Pyrrhonism and medicine James Allen
13. Pyrrhonism and the specialized sciences Emidio Spinelli
Part III. Beyond Antiquity: 14. The rediscovery and posthumous influence of scepticism Luciano Floridi
15. Descartes' transformation of the sceptical tradition Michael Williams
Bibliography.