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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lom, Petr, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.