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Sextus Empiricus: Outlines of Scepticism
Sextus Empiricus
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Paperback. Outlines of Scepticism is a work of major importance for the history of Greek philosophy. Editor(s): Annas, Julia; Barnes, Jonathan. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1 genealogical table. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 187 x 344 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Outlines of Scepticism, by the Greek philosopher Sextus Empiricus, is a work of major importance for the history of Greek philosophy. It is the fullest extant account of ancient scepticism, and it is also one of our most copious sources of information about the other Hellenistic philosophies. Its first part contains an elaborate exposition of the Pyrrhonian variety of scepticism; its second and third parts are critical and destructive, arguing against 'dogmatism' in logic, epistemology, science and ethics - an approach that revolutionized the study of philosophy when Sextus' works were rediscovered and published in the sixteenth century. This ... Read more
Outlines of Scepticism, by the Greek philosopher Sextus Empiricus, is a work of major importance for the history of Greek philosophy. It is the fullest extant account of ancient scepticism, and it is also one of our most copious sources of information about the other Hellenistic philosophies. Its first part contains an elaborate exposition of the Pyrrhonian variety of scepticism; its second and third parts are critical and destructive, arguing against 'dogmatism' in logic, epistemology, science and ethics - an approach that revolutionized the study of philosophy when Sextus' works were rediscovered and published in the sixteenth century. This ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521778091
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V9780521778091
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"Students and scholars have every reason to be grateful...." James Allen, The Philosophical Review