The History of Skepticism

In Search of Consistency

von Renata Ziemińska

306 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Studies in Philosophy, History of Ideas and Modern Societies
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Philosophie Themen der Philosophie Epistemologie und Erkenntnistheorie
• ISBN: 9783631652275
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.04.2017
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften