ABSTRACT

The Sceptics is the first comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of Greek scepticism, from the beginnings of epistemology with Xenophanes, to the final full development of Pyrrhonism as presented in the work of Sextus Empiricus. Tracing the evolution of scepticism from 500 B.C to A.D 200, this clear and rigorous analysis presents the arguments of the Greek sceptics in their historical context and provides an in-depth study of the various strands of the sceptical tradition.

part I|152 pages

chapter I|10 pages

Introduction

Sources and Transmission

chapter II|18 pages

The Nature of Scepticism

chapter III|21 pages

Precursors

chapter IV|22 pages

Pyrrho and the Socratic Tradition

chapter V|18 pages

The Scepticism of the Middle Academy

chapter VI|24 pages

Carneades and the Later Sceptical Academy

chapter VII|21 pages

Secession

The 'Fourth Academy' and Aenesidemus

chapter VIII|16 pages

The Scepticism of the Early Empire

part II|156 pages

chapter IX|27 pages

The Ten Modes of Scepticism

chapter X|11 pages

The Modes of Agrippa

chapter XI|20 pages

The Criterion, Signs, and Proof

chapter XII|12 pages

Causes and Explanation

chapter XIII|12 pages

Scepticism in the Medical Schools

chapter XIV|14 pages

Sceptical Physics and Metaphysics

chapter XV|11 pages

The Liberal Arts

chapter XVI|11 pages

Sceptical Ethics

chapter XVII|20 pages

The Sceptical Attitude

chapter XVIII|16 pages

The Sceptic Way of Life