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The Skeptical Tradition Around 1800. Skepticism in Philosophy, Science, and Society.
. Ed(S): Zande, Johan Van Der; Popkin, Richard H.
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Hardback. A collection of essays which put an end to the notion that Kant solved the problem of skepticism. It investigates the role of skepticism in the political thought of Burke and Tocqueville, in the development of mathematical thought and in science, and in the context of such social issues as smallpox inoculation, suicide, and capital punishment. Editor(s): Zande, Johan van der; Popkin, Richard H. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 487 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 846.
In the early 1980s the late Charles B. Schmitt and I discussed the fact that so much new research and new interpretations were taking place concerning various areas of modem skepticism that we, as pioneers, ought to organize a conference where these new findings and outlooks could be presented and discussed. Charles and I had both visited the great library at Wolfenbiittel, and were most happy when the Herzog August Bibliothek agreed to host the first conference on the history of skepticism, in 1984 (published as Skepticism from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, ed. R. H. Popkin and Charles B. ... Read more
In the early 1980s the late Charles B. Schmitt and I discussed the fact that so much new research and new interpretations were taking place concerning various areas of modem skepticism that we, as pioneers, ought to organize a conference where these new findings and outlooks could be presented and discussed. Charles and I had both visited the great library at Wolfenbiittel, and were most happy when the Herzog August Bibliothek agreed to host the first conference on the history of skepticism, in 1984 (published as Skepticism from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, ed. R. H. Popkin and Charles B. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
487
Condition
New
Series
International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees
Number of Pages
468
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792348467
SKU
V9780792348467
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