Augustine and Academic Skepticism : A Philosophical Study /

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Among the most important, but frequently neglected, figures in the history of debates over skepticism is Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE). His early dialogue, Against the Academics, together with substantial material from his other writings, constitutes a sustained attempt to respond to the tradition...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dutton, Blake D., 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430
Augustine, > Saint, Bishop of Hippo > Philosophy.
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430 > Philosophy.
Skepticism.
Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Ancient & Classical.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Medieval.
Scepticisme.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Augustine and the academics
  • Discrediting academic skepticism as a philosophical practice
  • Socrates, the academics and the good life
  • Happiness, wisdom, and the insufficiency of inquiry
  • The inaction objection
  • Inquiry and belief on authority
  • The error of the academics
  • Vindicating the possibility of knowledge
  • The academic denial of the possibility of knowledge
  • The apprehensible truths of philosophy
  • Platonism and the apprehensible truths of philosophy
  • Defense of the senses
  • First person truths.

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