Classical and contemporary neopyrrhonism. Neopyrrhonism is a philosophical doctrine that denies the possibility of certain knowledge.: Discussions surrounding the skeptical legacy

Authors

Guadalupe Reinoso (ed)
Federico Uanini (ed)
Sebastián Di Tomaso (ed)

Keywords:

philosophy, skepticism

Synopsis

This e-book, edited by Guadalupe Reinoso, Federico Uanini, and Sebastián Di Tomaso, consists of a selection of nine articles that explore the legacy of classical Pyrrhonism in late antiquity, in modern and contemporary authors, as well as in the exploration of a current neo-Pyrrhonian proposal.

Chapters

  • Introduction: The Legacy of Pyrrhonian Skepticism
    Guadalupe Reinoso, Federico Uanini, Sebastián Di Tomaso
  • Contemporary Neopyrrhonism: a performative proposal
    Guadalupe Reinoso
  • The concept of ἀγωγή in Sexto Empírico and its innovation in tradition
    Tristán Fita
  • Pyrrhonic presence in Montaigne: zethesis, good use of judgment, and humanism
    Federico Uanini
  • Pyrrhonism and criticism: a neo-Pyrrhonian reading of F. Mauthner's Sprachkritik
    Sebastián Di Tomaso
  • From historical materialism to skeptical historiography (and vice versa)
    Rodrigo Pinto de Brito
  • Pyrrhonic passions: pathos and metriopathia from Sextus Empiricus to Martha Nussbaum
    Ciro Botta
  • An ethical-practical approach to a neo-cynic way of life
    overcoming the controversy between rural and urban dwellers
    Soledad Massó
  • Why be a skeptic? An analysis of “skeptical privilege” in David Hume's problem of personal identity
    Rocío Herrera
  • Pyrrhonism in Blaise Pascal's wager argument
    Alison Caceres
Neopirronismo clásico y contemporáneo

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September 20, 2024

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ISBN-13 (15)

978-950-33-1817-1