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The Original Sceptics
Burnyeat
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Description for The Original Sceptics
Paperback. This is a collection of five essays debating the nature and scope of ancient scepticism, and providing an introduction to the thought of the original sceptics. The book seeks to shed new light on how their thought relates to sceptical arguments in modern philosophy. Editor(s): Burnyeat, Myles; Frede, Michael. Num Pages: 168 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
These five essays began a debate about the nature and scope of ancient scepticism which has transformed our understanding of what scepticism originally was. Together they provide a vigorous and highly stimulating introduction to the thought of the original sceptics, and shed new light on its relation to sceptical arguments in modern philosophy.
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872203471
SKU
V9780872203471
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-22
About Burnyeat
Burnyeat and Frede
Reviews for The Original Sceptics
The Original Sceptics contains a wealth of analysis, argument and philological comment, and it undoubtedly succeeds in making the reader aware of the difficulties involved in discovering what the ancient sceptics really held.
F. C. White, Australasian Journal of Philosophy
F. C. White, Australasian Journal of Philosophy