ISBN:
9781108471077
,
1108471072
,
9781108457064
,
1108457061
Language:
English
Pages:
xvi, 263 Seiten
Year of publication:
2019
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bett, Richard, 1957 - How to be a Pyrrhonist
DDC:
186/.1
Keywords:
Pyrrhon
;
Skepticism
;
Philosophy, Ancient
;
Skeptizismus
;
Pyrrhonismus
Abstract:
What was it like to be a practitioner of Pyrrhonist skepticism? This important volume brings together for the first time a selection of Richard Bett's essays on ancient Pyrrhonism, allowing readers a better understanding of the key aspects of this school of thought. The volume examines Pyrrhonism's manner of self-presentation, including its methods of writing, its desire to show how special it is, and its use of humor; it considers Pyrrhonism's argumentative procedures regarding specific topics, such as signs, space, or the Modes; and it explores what it meant in practice to live as a Pyrrhonist, including the kind of ethical outlook which Pyrrhonism might allow and, in general, the character of a skeptical life - and how far these might strike us as feasible or desirable. It also shows how Pyrrhonism often raises questions that matter to us today, both in our everyday lives and in our philosophical reflection
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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