Nietzsche and the ancient skeptical tradition /

This work presents a portrait of Nietzsche as the skeptic par excellence in the modern period, by demonstrating how a careful and informed understanding of ancient Pyrrhonism illuminates his reflections on truth, knowledge and morality, as well as the very nature and value of philosophic inquiry.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berry, Jessica N. (Jessica Noelle), 1972-
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This work presents a portrait of Nietzsche as the skeptic par excellence in the modern period, by demonstrating how a careful and informed understanding of ancient Pyrrhonism illuminates his reflections on truth, knowledge and morality, as well as the very nature and value of philosophic inquiry.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 230 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199709526
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