The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism Richard Bett

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism

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The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism
Author
Richard Bett
ISBN
9780521697545
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.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Richard BettPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 02/01/2010ISBN: 9780521697545Pages: 392Weight: 1.35lbsSize: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80dReview Citations: Choice 04/01/2011
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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Richard Bett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/01/2010
ISBN: 9780521697545
Pages: 392
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Choice 04/01/2011
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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Richard Bett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/01/2010
ISBN: 9780521697545
Pages: 392
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Choice 04/01/2011