The History of Scepticism, 3rd Edition
from savonarola to bayle
- Paperback
440 pages
- Release Date
10 April 2003
Summary
This is a thoroughly revised and expanded edition of Richard Popkin’s classic The History of Scepticism, first published in 1960, revised in 1979, and since translated into numerous foreign languages.This authoritative work of historical scholarship has been revised throughout, including new material on: the introduction of ancient skepticism into Renaissance Europe; the role of Savonarola and his disciples in bringing Sextus Empiricusto the attention of European thinkers; and new material on…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780195107685 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0195107683 |
| Author: | Popkin |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 440 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 10 April 2003 |
| Weight: | 603g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 161mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
The present volume will take its place as a masterpiece that will continue to provoke controversy and further research in the foreseeable future.
“One of the aspects that makes Popkin’s book (and his work in general) of special value is its taking into consideration major and minor thinkers whose views are not well-known.”–Phil. Jahrbuch”I regard it as one of the seminal books in the history of ideas.“–Miles Burnyeat, All Souls, Oxford University”Richard H. Popkin’s path-finding work on the history of scepticism has made a deep and lasting impression on the study of early modern philosophy.“–The Times Literary Supplement
About The Author
Popkin
Richard H. Popkin is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis, Adjunct Professor f History and Philosophy at UCLA, and editor of the Columbia History of Western Philosophy.
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