A Critical Introduction to Skepticism

by Allan Hazlett

Book Overview

Skepticism remains a central and defining issue in epistemology, and in the wider tradition of Western philosophy. To better understand the contemporary position of this important philosophical subject, Allan Hazlett introduces a range of topics, including:

- Ancient skepticism
- skeptical arguments in the work of Hume and Descartes
- Cartesian skepticism in contemporary epistemology
- anti-skeptical strategies, including Mooreanism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441140530
• ISBN13: 9781441140531
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"