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The History of Scepticism: From Savonarola to Bayle
Richard Popkin
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Description for The History of Scepticism: From Savonarola to Bayle
Paperback. In this third updated edition of a classic book first published in 1960, there are three new chapters, one on Savonarola, one on Henry More and Ralph Cudworth, and one on Pascal. This authoritative treatment of the theme of scepticism and its historical impacts should appeal to scholars and students of early modern history Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 222 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
This is the third edition of a classic book first published in 1960, which has sold thousands of copies in two paperback edition and has been translated into several foreign languages. Popkin's work has generated innumerable citations, and remains a valuable stimulus to current historical research. In this updated version, he has revised and expanded throughout, and has added three new chapters, one on Savonarola, one on Henry More and Ralph Cudworth, and one on Pascal. This authoritative treatment of the theme of scepticism and its historical impact will appeal to scholars and students of early modern history now as ... Read more
This is the third edition of a classic book first published in 1960, which has sold thousands of copies in two paperback edition and has been translated into several foreign languages. Popkin's work has generated innumerable citations, and remains a valuable stimulus to current historical research. In this updated version, he has revised and expanded throughout, and has added three new chapters, one on Savonarola, one on Henry More and Ralph Cudworth, and one on Pascal. This authoritative treatment of the theme of scepticism and its historical impact will appeal to scholars and students of early modern history now as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195107685
SKU
V9780195107685
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About Richard Popkin
Richard H. Popkin is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis, Adjunct Professor f History and Philosophy at UCLA, and editor of the Columbia History of Western Philosophy.
Reviews for The History of Scepticism: From Savonarola to Bayle
One of the aspects that makes Popkin's book (and his work in general) of special value is its taking into consideration major and minor thinkers whose views are not well-known ... Popkin's work has shown that scepticism was at least one of the crucial forces in modern thought
Diego E. Machuca, Phil. Jahrbuch
The present volume will take ... Read more
Diego E. Machuca, Phil. Jahrbuch
The present volume will take ... Read more