Format:
VII, 389 S.
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25 cm
ISBN:
9789004177840
Series Statement:
Brill's studies in intellectual history 181
Content:
Introduction / Jose R. Maia Neto, Gianni Paganini, and John Christian Laursen -- Richard Popkin and his history of scepticism / Jeremy D. Popkin -- Part I: Montaigne and his skeptical background -- The anthropological argument : the rediscovery of ancient skepticism in modern thought / Danilo Marcondes -- The current debate about Montaigne's skepticism / Vicente Raga Rosaleny -- On skeptical fideism in Montaigne's Apology for Raymond Sebond / Sergio Cardoso -- Montaigne's radical skepticism / Luiz Alves Eva -- Part II: Early modern thinkers close to skepticism -- Skeptical aspects of Francesco Guicciardini's thought / Newton Bignotto de Souza -- Probability, certainty and facts in Francis Bacon's natural -- Histories / Silvia Manzo -- Skepticism and cynicism in the work of Pedro de Valencia / John Christian Laursen -- Periegesis and scepticism : la Peyrere, geographer / Frederic Gabriel -- Skepticism, belief, and justification / Plinio Junqueira Smith -- Part III: Skepticism and politics -- Absolutism and despotism in Samuel Sorbiere : notes on skepticism and politics / Lorenzo Bianchi -- Montaigne's and Bayle's variations : the philosophical form of skepticism in politics / Renato Lessa -- Part IV : Sources of cartesian doubt -- Aristotle's perplexity becomes Descartes's doubt : metaphysics 3, 1 and methodical doubt in Benito Pereira and Rene Descartes / Constance Blackwell -- Descartes and Renaissance skepticism : the Sanches case / Gianni Paganini -- The hyperbolic way to the truth from Balzac to Descartes : "toute hyperbole tend la, de nous amener a la verite par l'exces de la verite, c'est-a-dire par la mensonge" / Giulia Belgioioso -- Part V: Skepticism in early cartesianism -- Early German reactions to Huet's Censura / Jean-Robert Armogathe -- Acquired skepticism in the seventeenth century / Jose R. Maia Neto -- Skepticism and solipsism in the eighteenth century : returning to the egoist question / Sebastien Charles -- Part VI: Hume -- Skepticism and religious belief in a treatise of human nature / Livia Guimaraes -- Criticism and science in Hume / Frederic Brahami
Note:
"This book contains the proceedings of the conference 'Skepticism from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment: a conference in memory of Richard H. Popkin (1923-2005)', held at Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on 22-25 October 2007. The conference was held by the Graduate Program in Philosophy of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)." (Acknowledgements, S. [IX])
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Introduction / José R. Maia Neto, Gianni Paganini, and John Christian LaursenRichard Popkin and his history of scepticism / Jeremy D. Popkin -- Part one: Montaigne and his skeptical background. The anthropological argument : the rediscovery of ancient skepticism in modern thought / Danilo Marcondes -- The current debate about Montaigne's skepticism / Vicente Raga Rosaleny -- On skeptical fideism in Montaigne's Apology for Raymond Sebond / Sérgio Cardoso -- Montaigne's radical skepticism / Luiz Eva -- Part two: Early modern thinkers close to skepticism. Skeptical aspects of Francesco Guicciardini's thought / Newton Bignotto -- Probability, certainty and facts in Francis Bacon's natural histories : a double attitude towards skepticism / Silvia Manzo -- Skepticism and cynicism in the work of Pedro de Valencia / John Christian Laursen -- Periegesis and skepticism : La Peyrère, geographer / Frédéric Gabriel -- Skepticism, belief, and justification / Plínio Junqueira Smith -- Part three: Skepticism and politics. Absolutism and despotism in Samuel Sorbière : notes on skepticism and politics / Lorenzo Bianchi -- Montaigne's and Bayle's variations : the philosophical form of skepticism in politics / Renato Lessa -- Part four: Sources of Cartesian doubt. Aristotle's perplexity becomes Descartes's doubt : Metaphysics 3, 1 and methodical doubt in Benito Pereira and René Descartes / Constance Blackwell -- Descartes and Renaissance skepticism : the Sanches case / Gianni Paganini -- The hyperbolic way to the truth from Balzac to Descartes : "toute hyperbole tend là, de nous amener à la vérité par l'excès de la vérité, c'est-à-dire par la mensonge" / Giulia Belgioioso -- Part five: Skepticism in early Cartesianism. Early German reactions to Huet's Censura / Jean-Robert Armogathe -- Acquired skepticism in the seventeenth century / José R. Maia Neto -- Skepticism and solipsism in the eighteenth century : returning to the egoist question / Sébastien Charles -- Part six: Hume. Skepticism and religious belief in A treatise of human nature / Lívia Guimarães -- Criticism and science in Hume / Frédéric Brahami.
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Introduction / José R. Maia Neto, Gianni Paganini, and John Christian LaursenRichard Popkin and his history of scepticism / Jeremy D. Popkin -- Part one: Montaigne and his skeptical background. The anthropological argument : the rediscovery of ancient skepticism in modern thought / Danilo Marcondes -- The current debate about Montaigne's skepticism / Vicente Raga Rosaleny -- On skeptical fideism in Montaigne's Apology for Raymond Sebond / Sérgio Cardoso -- Montaigne's radical skepticism / Luiz Eva -- Part two: Early modern thinkers close to skepticism. Skeptical aspects of Francesco Guicciardini's thought / Newton Bignotto -- Probability, certainty and facts in Francis Bacon's natural histories : a double attitude towards skepticism / Silvia Manzo -- Skepticism and cynicism in the work of Pedro de Valencia / John Christian Laursen -- Periegesis and skepticism : La Peyrère, geographer / Frédéric Gabriel -- Skepticism, belief, and justification / Plínio Junqueira Smith -- Part three: Skepticism and politics. Absolutism and despotism in Samuel Sorbière : notes on skepticism and politics / Lorenzo Bianchi -- Montaigne's and Bayle's variations : the philosophical form of skepticism in politics / Renato Lessa -- Part four: Sources of Cartesian doubt. Aristotle's perplexity becomes Descartes's doubt : Metaphysics 3, 1 and methodical doubt in Benito Pereira and René Descartes / Constance Blackwell -- Descartes and Renaissance skepticism : the Sanches case / Gianni Paganini -- The hyperbolic way to the truth from Balzac to Descartes : "toute hyperbole tend là, de nous amener à la vérité par l'excès de la vérité, c'est-à-dire par la mensonge" / Giulia Belgioioso -- Part five: Skepticism in early Cartesianism. Early German reactions to Huet's Censura / Jean-Robert Armogathe -- Acquired skepticism in the seventeenth century / José R. Maia Neto -- Skepticism and solipsism in the eighteenth century : returning to the egoist question / Sébastien Charles -- Part six: Hume. Skepticism and religious belief in A treatise of human nature / Lívia Guimarães -- Criticism and science in Hume / Frédéric Brahami.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
Keywords:
Popkin, Richard H. 1923-2005 The history of scepticism from Erasmus to Descartes
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Skeptizismus
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Geistesgeschichte 1420-1790
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Popkin, Richard H. 1923-2005
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Konferenzschrift
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Festschrift
Author information:
Laursen, John Christian 1952-
Author information:
Popkin, Richard H. 1923-2005
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