The Demands of Reason
Author | : Casey Perin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 141 |
Release | : 2010-04-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199557905 |
ISBN-13 | : 019955790X |
Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Demands of Reason written by Casey Perin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010-04-22 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Casey Perin presents a new interpretation of key ideas and arguments in Sextus Empiricus' Outlines of Pyrrhonism, a founding text of the Sceptical tradition in philosophy. Perin examines Sextus' commitment to the search for truth and to certain principles of rationality, the scope of his scepticism, and its consequences for action and agency.