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Author | : Julia Annas |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1985-05-23 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521276443 |
Download The Modes of Scepticism Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Although the Hellenistic classic has had an enormous impact on Western thought when rediscovered in the sixteenth century, it has remained neglected in recent times. This new translation should interest laymen as well as professional scholars and philosophers.
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Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2009-08-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9047431901 |
Download Skepticism in the Modern Age Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Since the publication of the first edition of Richard Popkin’s classic The History of Scepticism in 1960, skepticism has been increasingly recognized as a major force in the development of early modern philosophy. This book provides a review of current scholarship and significant updated research on some of the main thinkers and issues related to the reappraisal of ancient skepticism in the modern age. Special attention is given to the nature, importance, and relation to religion of Montaigne’s and Hume’s skepticisms; to the various skeptical and non-skeptical sources of Cartesian doubt; to the skeptical and anti-skeptical impact of Cartesianism in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; and to philosophers who dealt with skeptical issues in the development of their own various intellectual interests.
Author | : Anita Gilman Sherman |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2021-04-29 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1108905358 |
Download Skepticism in Early Modern English Literature Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This ambitious account of skepticism's effects on major authors of England's Golden Age shows how key philosophical problems inspired literary innovations in poetry and prose. When figures like Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Herbert of Cherbury, Cavendish, Marvell and Milton question theories of language, degrees of knowledge and belief, and dwell on the uncertainties of perception, they forever change English literature, ushering it into a secular mode. While tracing a narrative arc from medieval nominalism to late seventeenth-century taste, the book explores the aesthetic pleasures and political quandaries induced by skeptical doubt. It also incorporates modern philosophical views of skepticism: those of Stanley Cavell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Roland Barthes, and Hans Blumenberg, among others. The book thus contributes to interdisciplinary studies of philosophy and literature as well as to current debates about skepticism as a secularizing force, fostering civil liberties and religious freedoms.
Author | : M. F. Burnyeat |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2012-06-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521750725 |
Download Explorations in Ancient and Modern Philosophy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The first of two volumes collecting the published work of one of the greatest living ancient philosophers, M.F. Burnyeat.
Author | : Ullrich Langer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2005-05-05 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1139826905 |
Download The Cambridge Companion to Montaigne Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), the great Renaissance skeptic and pioneer of the essay form, is known for his innovative method of philosophical inquiry which mixes the anecdotal and the personal with serious critiques of human knowledge, politics and the law. He is the first European writer to be intensely interested in the representations of his own intimate life, including not just his reflections and emotions but also the state of his body. His rejection of fanaticism and cruelty and his admiration for the civilizations of the New World mark him out as a predecessor of modern notions of tolerance and acceptance of otherness. In this volume an international team of contributors explores the range of his philosophy and also examines the social and intellectual contexts in which his thought was expressed.
Author | : Anton M. Matytsin |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2016-10-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 142142052X |
Download The Specter of Skepticism in the Age of Enlightenment Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
8. A Matter of Debate: Conceptions of Material Substance in the Scientific Revolution -- 9. War of the Worlds: Cartesian Vortices and Newtonian Gravitation in Eighteenth-Century Astronomy -- 10. Historical Pyrrhonism and Its Discontents -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Author | : Jennifer Nagel |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2014-09-25 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0191637319 |
Download Knowledge: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
What is knowledge? How does it differ from mere belief? Do you need to be able to justify a claim in order to count as knowing it? How can we know that the outer world is real and not a dream? Questions like these are ancient ones, and the branch of philosophy dedicated to answering them - epistemology - has been active for thousands of years. In this thought-provoking Very Short Introduction, Jennifer Nagel considers these classic questions alongside new puzzles arising from recent discoveries about humanity, language, and the mind. Nagel explains the formation of major historical theories of knowledge, and shows how contemporary philosophers have developed new ways of understanding knowledge, using ideas from logic, linguistics, and psychology. Covering topics ranging from relativism and the problem of scepticism to the trustworthiness of internet sources, Nagel examines how progress has been made in understanding knowledge, using everyday examples to explain the key issues and debates ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Vicente Raga Rosaleny |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 2020-10-19 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 3030553620 |
Download Sceptical Doubt and Disbelief in Modern European Thought Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume examines modern scepticism in all main philosophical areas: epistemology, science, metaphysics, morals, and religion. It features sixteen essays that explore its importance for modern thought. The contributions present diverse, mutually enriching interpretations of key thinkers, from Montaigne to Nietzsche. The book includes a look both at the relationship between Montaigne and Pascal and at Montaigne’s criticism of religious rationalism. It turns its attention to an investigation into the links between ancient scepticism and Bacon’s Doctrine of the Idols, as well as into the ancient problem of the criterion in Cartesian philosophy. Next, three essays focus on more general topics, like modern sceptical disturbances, clandestine literature and irreligion. Two essays investigate the role of scepticism in Bayle’s moral thinking and his theory of religious toleration. Hume’s sceptical philosophy is the subject of two papers by distinguished scholars. In addition, many contributors address the presence of scepticism in Kant and in the German Idealism, such as the role of Schulze's scepticism in the works of the young Hegel. The book closes with a paper on Nietzsche and scepticism, and an essay on the role of Popkin’s and Schmitt’s works on modern scepticism. This collection continues along a rich, fruitful path opened by Richard H. Popkin and pursued by many important scholars, like Gianni Paganini, John-Christian Laursen, and José Raimundo Maia Neto. It re-establishes that necessary dialogue between researchers of scepticism from all over the Americas, which began with Popkin, Oswaldo Porchat and Ezequiel de Olaso long ago. This insightful reflection on modern European scepticism will also serve as an important resource in the history of modern philosophy.
Author | : John Radford Young |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1865 |
Genre | : Evolution |
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Download Modern Scepticism, Viewed in Relation to Modern Science Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : John Morison |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1832 |
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Download A portraiture of modern scepticism; or, A caveat against infidelity Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle