Philosophical Skepticism by Charles Landesman,Roblin Meeks

By Charles Landesman,Roblin Meeks

Philosophical Skepticism offers a range of texts drawn from the skeptical culture of Western philosophy in addition to texts written by means of rivals of skepticism. Taken including the old creation by means of Landesman and Meeks, those texts truly illustrate the profound effect that skeptical stances have had at the nature of philosophical inquiry.

  • Draws a variety of texts from the skeptical culture of Western philosophy in addition to texts written through competitors of skepticism.
  • Spans centuries of skeptical and anti–skeptical arguments, from Socrates to Rorty.
  • Includes essays by means of Plato, Cicero, Diogenes Laertius, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Kierkegaard, Russell, Quine, Nagel, and lots of others.
  • Provides a pretty good starting place for additional study.

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