{"product_id":"philosophical-skepticism-hardback-9780631213536","title":"Philosophical Skepticism (Hardback) 9780631213536","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePhilosophical Skepticism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Landesman (Edited by), C Landesman (Author), Roblin Meeks (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631213536, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 August 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e378 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 3.1 cm, 0.662 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“These skillfully arranged readings should engage any student with potential for philosophy.\" \u003ci\u003eErnest Sosa, Brown University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This thoughtfully edited volume is warmly to be welcomed as an extremely valuable resource for students and teachers of philosophy. It is distinctive in its breadth of coverage, ranging from classic works of ancient Greek authors to recent writings of major contemporary philosophers and focusing not only on global skepticism but also, very usefully, on many of the more specific varieties.” \u003ci\u003eJonathan Lowe, University of Durham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Skepticism\u003c\/i\u003e provides a selection of texts drawn from the skeptical tradition of Western philosophy as well as texts written by opponents of skepticism. Taken together with the historical introduction by Landesman and Meeks, these texts clearly illustrate the profound influence that skeptical stances have had on the nature of philosophical inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws a selection of texts from the skeptical tradition of Western philosophy as well as texts written by opponents of skepticism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpans centuries of skeptical and anti-skeptical arguments, from Socrates to Rorty.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes essays by Plato, Cicero, Diogenes Laertius, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Kierkegaard, Russell, Quine, Nagel, and many others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a solid foundation for further study.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Global Skepticism:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. From \u003ci\u003eApology\u003c\/i\u003e: Plato.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. From \u003ci\u003ePyrrho\u003c\/i\u003e: Diogenes Laertius.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. From \u003ci\u003eAcademica\u003c\/i\u003e: Cicero.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. From \u003ci\u003eOutlines of Pyrrhonism\u003c\/i\u003e: Sextus Empiricus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. \"Meditation I\": René Descartes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. From \u003ci\u003eAn Enquiry concerning Human Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e: David Hume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. From \u003ci\u003eThe View from Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e: Thomas Nagel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. \"A Defense of Skepticism\": Peter Unger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Skeptical Topics:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerception.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. \"The Refutation of Realism\": W. T. Stace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. From \"Proof of an External World\": G. E. Moore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. From \u003ci\u003eSense and Sensibilia\u003c\/i\u003e: J. L. Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. From \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Probability\u003c\/i\u003e: Hans Reichenbach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. \"Reliabilism and Induction\": Michael Levin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther Minds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. \"Other Minds\": Thomas Nagel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. \"Analogy\": Bertrand Russell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. \"Knowledge of Other Minds\": Norman Malcolm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelf Knowledge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. \"Meditation II\": René Descartes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. \"Of Personal Identity\": David Hume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. From \"The Paralogisms of Pure Reason\": Immanuel Kant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. From \u003ci\u003eBeyond Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e: Friedrich Nietzsche.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. From \u003ci\u003eTractatus Logico-Philosophicus\u003c\/i\u003e: Ludwig Wittgenstein.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligious Belief.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. From \"Apology for Raymond Sebond\": Michel de Montaigne.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. From \u003ci\u003ePensées\u003c\/i\u003e: Blaise Pascal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. \"Of Miracles\": David Hume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. From \u003ci\u003eConcluding Unscientific Postscript\u003c\/i\u003e: Soren Kierkegaard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Responses and Reactions:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. \"Meditation VI\": René Descartes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. From \u003ci\u003eThe Forced Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e: Jean-Baptiste Molière.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. From \u003ci\u003eA Treatise of Human Nature\u003c\/i\u003e: David Hume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. From \u003ci\u003eEssays on the Intellectual Powers of Man\u003c\/i\u003e: Thomas Reid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. From \u003ci\u003eProlegomena\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCritique of Pure Reason\u003c\/i\u003e: Immanuel Kant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. From \u003ci\u003eBeing and Time\u003c\/i\u003e: Martin Heidegger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. From \"Two Dogmas of Empiricism\" and \"Epistemology Naturalized\": W. V. 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