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Ancient scepticism /
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,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Stocksfield [U.K.] :
Acumen,
2009.
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| Colección: | Ancient philosophies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 f. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 248 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781844654093 1844654095 9781317492832 1317492838 131749282X 9781317492825 1315711737 9781315711737 1282947303 9781282947306 9786612947308 6612947306 |