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Five modes of scepticism : Sextus Empiricus and the Agrippan modes /

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Stefan Sienkiewicz analyses five argument forms which are central to Pyrrhonian scepticism, as expressed in the writings of Sextus Empiricus. In particular, Sienkiewicz distinguishes between two different perspectives of the sceptic and his dogmatic opponent, and interprets the five modes of sceptic...

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Main Author: Sienkiewicz, Stefan, 1986- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford philosophical monographs.
Subjects:
Sextus, > Empiricus. > Outlines of Pyrrhonism.
Outlines of Pyrrhonism (Sextus, Empiricus)
Skeptics (Greek philosophy)
Skepticism.
Sceptiques (Philosophie grecque)
Scepticisme.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Ancient & Classical.
Skepticism
Electronic books.
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Summary:Stefan Sienkiewicz analyses five argument forms which are central to Pyrrhonian scepticism, as expressed in the writings of Sextus Empiricus. In particular, Sienkiewicz distinguishes between two different perspectives of the sceptic and his dogmatic opponent, and interprets the five modes of scepticism from both viewpoints.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 volume)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192519276
0192519271