| The Sceptics Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hankinson, R. J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415184460 ISBN-13: 9780415184465 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1998 Annotation: "The Sceptics" is the first comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of Greek scepticism, from the beginnings of epistemology with Xenophanes, to the final full development of Pyrrhonism as presented in the work of Sextus Empiricus. This clear and rigorous analysis presents the arguments of the Greek sceptical thinkers in their historical context, tracing the development of scepticism in Greek thought from 500 B.C. to 200 A.D. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Epistemology - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 186.241 |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Series: Arguments of the Philosophers |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.18" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Sceptics is the first comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of Greek scepticism, from the beginnings of epistemology with Xenophanes, to the final full development of Pyrrhonism as presented in the work of Sextus Empiricus. Tracing the evolution of scepticism from 500 B.C to A.D 200, this clear and rigorous analysis presents the arguments of the Greek sceptics in their historical context and provides an in-depth study of the various strands of the sceptical tradition. |