Philosophical Skepticism offers a range of texts drawn from the skeptical culture of Western philosophy in addition to texts written via competitors of skepticism. Taken including the ancient advent by means of Landesman and Meeks, those texts sincerely illustrate the profound impression that skeptical stances have had at the nature of philosophical inquiry.
- Draws a range of texts from the skeptical culture of Western philosophy in addition to texts written by way of competitors of skepticism.
- Spans centuries of skeptical and anti-skeptical arguments, from Socrates to Rorty.
- Includes essays by way of Plato, Cicero, Diogenes Laertius, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Kierkegaard, Russell, Quine, Nagel, and lots of others.
- Provides a superior origin for extra study.
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