The Toils of Scepticism

In the works of Sextus Empiricus, scepticism is presented in its most elaborate and challenging form. This book investigates - both from an exegetical and from a philosophical point of view - the chief argumentative forms which ancient scepticism developed.

Zusammenfassung
The topic of this book is the major argument-forms of the Greek sceptic, Sextus Empiricus, who lived and wrote in the second century AD. The author gives a lucid explanation and analysis of these forms, both as historically important phenomena and as philosophically significant arguments.

Inhalt
Introduction; 1. Disagreement; 2. Infinite regression; 3. Reciprocity; 4. Hypotheses; 5. The sceptic's net; Note on the ancient authors; Index of passages; Index of persons; Index of Greek terms; Index of subjects.

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