The History of Skepticism
In Search of Consistency
Seiten
2017
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
978-3-631-65227-5 (ISBN)
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
978-3-631-65227-5 (ISBN)
lt;p>This book reconstructs the history of skepticism ranging from ancient to contemporary times. The main skeptical stances and the historical reconstruction of the concept of skepticism are connected with an analysis of their recurrent inconsistency. The author reveals that this inconsistency is not a logical contradiction but a pragmatic one.
lt;p>This book reconstructs the history of skepticism ranging from ancient to contemporary times, from Pyrrho to Kripke. The main skeptical stances and the historical reconstruction of the concept of skepticism are connected with an analysis of their recurrent inconsistency. The author reveals that this inconsistency is not a logical contradiction but a pragmatic one. She shows that it is a contradiction between the content of the skeptical position and the implicit presumption of the act of its assertion. The thesis of global skepticism cannot be accepted as true without falling into the pragmatic inconsistency. The author explains, how skepticism was important for exposing the limits of human knowledge and inspired its development.
lt;p>This book reconstructs the history of skepticism ranging from ancient to contemporary times, from Pyrrho to Kripke. The main skeptical stances and the historical reconstruction of the concept of skepticism are connected with an analysis of their recurrent inconsistency. The author reveals that this inconsistency is not a logical contradiction but a pragmatic one. She shows that it is a contradiction between the content of the skeptical position and the implicit presumption of the act of its assertion. The thesis of global skepticism cannot be accepted as true without falling into the pragmatic inconsistency. The author explains, how skepticism was important for exposing the limits of human knowledge and inspired its development.
Renata Zieminska is professor of philosophy and chair in epistemology at the University of Szczecin, Poland. She is member of The Committee on Philosophical Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, member of Society for Skeptical Studies and International Society for the Study of Skepticism.
lt;p>Genealogy of the Term Skepticism - Evolution of the Idea of Skepticism - Ancient Skepticism - Medieval Skepticism - Modern Skepticism - Contemporary Cartesian Skepticism - Meaning Skepticism - Pragmatic Inconsistency of Skepticism - Pyrrhonism - Academic Skepticism - Fallibilism - Sextus Empiricus
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.02.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studies in Philosophy, History of Ideas and Modern Societies ; 10 |
| Mitarbeit |
Herausgeber (Serie): Jan Hartman |
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 500 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
| Schlagworte | consistency • Consistency of skepticism • CPPPH • Evolution of the concept of skepticism • fallibilism • Hartman • History • history of ideas • Knowledge Production • renata • Search • skepticism • Theories of knowledge • Zieminska |
| ISBN-10 | 3-631-65227-5 / 3631652275 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-631-65227-5 / 9783631652275 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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