The Sceptics

by R.J. Hankinson

Overview

The Sceptics is the first comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of Greek scepticism, from the beginnings of epistemology with Xenophanes, to the final full development of Pyrrhonism as presented in the work of Sextus Empiricus. Tracing the evolution of scepticism from 500 B.C to A.D 200, this clear and rigorous analysis presents the arguments of the Greek sceptics in their historical context and provides an in-depth study of the various strands of the sceptical tradition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415184465
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/26/1998
Series:	Arguments of the Philosophers
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	388
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1280L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

Preface Book I 1. Introduction: Sources and Transmission 2. The Nature of Scepticism 3. Precursors 4. Pyrrho and the Socratic Tradition 5. The Scepticism of the Middle Academy 6. Carneades and the Later Sceptical Academy 7. Secession: The ‘Fourth Academy' and Aenesidemus 8. The Scepticism of the Early Empire Book II 9. The Ten Modes of Scepticism 10. The Modes of Agrippa 11. The Criterion, Signs and Proof 12. Causes and Explanation 13. Scepticism in the Medical Schools 14. Sceptical Physics and Metaphysics 15. The Liberal Arts 16. Sceptical Ethics 17. The Sceptical Attitude 18. The Sceptic Way of Life Biographical Appendix Glossary Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

'Hankinson does a careful job ... he enters areas of current controversy wth judicious reflections, sometimes challenging the most recent work in the field.' - Mind

'The book is now, and likely to remain for a while, the best introduction in English to ancient scepticism' - Julia Annas, University of Arizona

From the Publisher

From the beginnings of epistemology with Xenophanes to the full development of Pyrrhonism in the work of Sextus Empiricus, the author attempts a comprehensive survey of the work of the Greek sceptics. He explores the various strands of thought form 500 BC to 200 AD and discusses the arguments in their historical context. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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