Outlines of Scepticism, by the Greek philosopher Sextus Empiricus, is a work of major importance for the history of Greek philosophy. It is the fullest extant account of ancient scepticism, and it is also one of our most copious sources of information about the other Hellenistic philosophies. Its first part contains an elaborate exposition of the Pyrrhonian variety of scepticism; its second and third parts are critical and destructive, arguing against 'dogmatism' in logic, epistemology, science and ethics - an approach that revolutionized the study of philosophy when Sextus' works were rediscovered and published in the sixteenth century. This volume presents the accurate and readable translation which was first published in 1994, together with a substantial new historical and philosophical introduction by Jonathan Barnes.
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An account of ancient scepticism and a work of importance for the history of Greek philosophy. This volume presents the accurate and readable translation which was first published in 1994, together with a new historical and philosophical introduction by Jonathan Barnes.
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Book I; Book II; Book III.
"Students and scholars have every reason to be grateful...." James Allen, The Philosophical Review
Outlines of Scepticism is a work of major importance for the history of Greek philosophy.
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ISBN
9780521771399
Publisert
2000-07-20
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2. utgave
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Cambridge University Press
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540 gr
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229 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
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Engelsk
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Antall sider
288
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