How to keep an open mind : an ancient guide to thinking like a skeptic /

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How ancient skepticism can help you attain tranquility by learning to suspend judgmentAlong with Stoicism and Epicureanism, Skepticism is one of the three major schools of ancient Greek philosophy that claim to offer a way of living as well as thinking. How to Keep an Open Mind provides an unmatched...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sextus, Empiricus (Author)
Other Authors: Bett, Richard, 1957- (Translator, selector,)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Published: Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Series:Ancient wisdom for modern readers.
Subjects:
Skeptics (Greek philosophy)
Skepticism > Early works to 1800.
Sceptiques (Philosophie grecque)
Skepticism.
Early works.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Note on the Translation
  • How to keep an open mind
  • Chapter 1. Skepticism: The Big Picture
  • Chapter 2. Arguments to Have Up Your Sleeve: The Mod
  • Chapter 3. Talking and Thinking Like a Skeptic (and Not Like Anyone Else
  • Chapter 4. Going After the Other Philosophers: Logic
  • Chapter 5. Going after the other philosophers: physics
  • Chapter 6. Going after other philosophers: ethics
  • Glossary
  • Person referred to
  • Notes
  • Further reading

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