Scepticism in the History of Philosophy

A Pan-American Dialogue

AvR.H. Popkin

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

Del i serien International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées

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Beskrivning

A dialogue between leading Latin American and North American scholars concerned with the history of scepticism from ancient times to present day philosophy. The volume contains discussions by a wide range of philosophers and historians of philosophy. The book should be of great interest to many philosophers who are interested in scepticism. It presents in English the work of philosophers from Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile; philosophers not well known to the English speaking world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1996-06-30
Mått:156 x 234 x 23 mm
Vikt:653 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées
Antal sidor:294
Upplaga:1996
Förlag:Kluwer Academic Publishers
ISBN:9780792337690

Utforska kategorier

Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion

Innehållsförteckning

1. How Sceptical Were the Academic Sceptics?.- 2. The Dissoi Logoi and Early Greek Scepticism.- 3. Some Traces of the Presence of Scepticism in Medieval Thought.- 4. Hobbes on Peace and Truth: An Objection to Richard Popkin’s “Hobbes and Scepticism I” and “Hobbes and Scepticism II”.- 5. Samuel Clarke’s Four Categories of Deism, Isaac Newton, and the Bible.- 6. Arnauld versus Leibniz and Malebranche on the Limits of Theological Knowledge.- 7. Berkeley: Scepticism, Matter and Infinite Divisibility.- 8. Hume’s Scepticism and his Ethical Depreciation of Religion.- 9. Hume’s Scepticism: Natural Instincts and Philosophical Reflection.- 10. Kierkegaard’s Distinction between Modern and Ancient Scepticism.- 11. Peirce and Scepticism.- 12. Finding One’s Way About: High Windows, Narrow Chimneys, and Open Doors. Wittgenstein’s “Scepticism” and Philosophical Method.- 13. Philosophical Scepticism in Wittgenstein’s On Certainty.- 14. The Sceptical Epistemology of Triste Tropiques.- 15. Scepticism about Value.- 16. Philo of Larissa and Platonism.- 17. Scepticism, Humor and the Archipelago of Knowledge.- 18. Scepticism and the Limits of Charity.- 19. The Argument from Possibility.