Pyrrhonism in Ancient, Modern, and Contemporary Philosophy

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Machuca, Diego E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Σειρά: The New Synthese Historical Library ; 70
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; Philosophy, Ancient.; Epistemology.; Modern philosophy.; History of Philosophy.; Classical Philosophy.; Modern Philosophy.

In recent years, there has been renewed interest in Pyrrhonism among both philosophers and historians of philosophy. This skeptical tradition is complex and multifaceted, since the Pyrrhonian arguments have been put into the service of different enterprises or been approached in relation to interest...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Contributors
• Introduction
• Part I Ancient Pyrrhonism
• 1. How Ethical Can an Ancient Skeptic Be?; Richard Bett
• 2. Two Kinds of Tranquility: Sextus Empiricus on Ataraxia; Svavar Hrafn Svavarsson
• 3. The Aims of Skeptical Investigation; Katja Maria Vogt
• 4. Pyrrhonism and the Law of Non-Contradiction; Diego E. Machuca
• 5. Epistemic Justification and the Limits of Pyrrhonism; Peter Klein
• Part II Pyrrhonism in Modern Philosophy
• 6. Bacon’s Doctrine of the Idols and Skepticism; Luiz Eva
• 7. Skepticism against Reason in Pierre Bayle’s Theory of Toleration; John Christian Laursen
• 8. Skepticism and the Possibility of Nature; Peter Fosl
• 9. Hume on Skeptical Arguments; Plínio Junqueira Smith
• Part III Pyrrhonism in Contemporary Philosophy
• 10. Wittgensteinian Pyrrhonism; Duncan Pritchard
• 11. Skepticism and Disagreement; Markus Lammenranta
• 12. Can Contemporary Semantics Help the Pyrrhonian Get a Life?; Juan Comesaña
• Name Index
• Subject Index.