The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521697549 ISBN 13: 9780521697545

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

This volume offers a comprehensive survey of the main periods, schools, and individual proponents of scepticism in the ancient Greek and Roman world. The contributors examine the major developments chronologically and historically, ranging from the early antecedents of scepticism to the Pyrrhonist tradition. They address the central philosophical and interpretive problems surrounding the sceptics' ideas on subjects including belief, action, and ethics. Finally, they explore the effects which these forms of scepticism had beyond the ancient period, and the ways in which ancient scepticism differs from scepticism as it has been understood since Descartes. The volume will serve as an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the subject for non-specialists, while also offering considerable depth and detail for more advanced readers.

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Review:

'This anthology is very helpful to all those (specialists and students) who want to have a closer look at the origin of scepticism as well as the disputes that surrounded it in the Ancient period.' Science et Esprit

Book Description:

This volume offers a comprehensive survey of the main periods, schools and individual proponents of scepticism in the ancient Greek and Roman world. It will serve as an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the subject for non-specialists, while also offering considerable depth and detail for more advanced readers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521697549
• ISBN 13: 9780521697545
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392
• Editor: Bett Richard