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100 1 _aMachuca, Diego E.
_eeditor.
245 1 0 _aPyrrhonism in Ancient, Modern, and Contemporary Philosophy
_h[electronic resource] /
_cedited by Diego E. Machuca.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands,
_c2012.
300 _aXIX, 248 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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490 1 _aThe New Synthese Historical Library ;
_v70
505 0 _aPreface -- 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.
520 _aIn 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 interests which are quite distinct. The diversity of conceptions and uses of Pyrrhonism accounts for the diversity of the challenges it is deemed to pose and of the attempts to meet them. The present volume brings together twelve essays by leading specialists which explore the history and philosophical significance of this form of skepticism: they discuss some thorny questions concerning ancient Pyrrhonism, explore its influence on certain modern thinkers, and examine it in relation to contemporary analytic philosophy. The essays combine historical and exegetical analysis with an assessment of the philosophical merits of the Pyrrhonian outlook, with the aim of understanding it both in its historical context and in connection with contemporary concerns. This volume, the first entirely devoted to a detailed study of the Pyrrhonian tradition, is intended to open up new exegetical and philosophical perspectives on Pyrrhonism and to motivate further examination of certain difficult issues. It will be a valuable resource for scholars of ancient philosophy, historians of modern philosophy, and epistemologists, as well as for graduate students interested in skepticism.
650 0 _aPhilosophy (General).
650 0 _aPhilosophy, classical.
650 0 _aGenetic epistemology.
650 0 _aPhilosophy, modern.
650 1 4 _aPhilosophy.
650 2 4 _aHistory of Philosophy.
650 2 4 _aClassical Philosophy.
650 2 4 _aEpistemology.
650 2 4 _aModern Philosophy.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
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776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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830 0 _aThe New Synthese Historical Library ;
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1991-0
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