The limits of doubt : the moral and political implications of skepticism /

"The Limits of Doubt studies the skepticism of Nietzsche, Sextus Empiricus, Hobbes, Diderot, and Montaigne in order to illustrate how different forms of skepticism can produce remarkably different implications. These include toleration; chastening of character; the prohibition of cruelty; indif...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lom, Petr, 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
Skepticism > Moral and ethical aspects.
Skepticism > Political aspects.
Scepticisme > Aspect moral.
Scepticisme > Aspect politique.
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Rationalism.
Ethics
ethics (philosophy)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Skepticism and the Politics of Domination 11
  • 2 Ancient Skepticism: Happiness Above Truth 31
  • 3 Hobbes and the Peace of Dogmatic Skepticism 47
  • 4 Denis Diderot and Doubt: Constructive Skepticism 59
  • 5 Skepticism, Cruelty, Custom, and Toleration: Michel de Montaigne 75.

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