Scepticism in the Enlightenment
Starting with Richard Popkin's essay of 1963, `Scepticism in the Enlightenment', a new investigation into philosophical scepticism of the period was launched. The late Giorgio Tonelli and the late Ezequiel de Olaso examined in great detail the kinds of sc
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SCEPTICISM IN THE ENLIGHTENMENT EDITED BY RICHARD H. POPKIN EZEQUIEL DE OLASOt AND GIORGIO TONELLIt
Founding Directors: P. Dibon t (Paris) and R.H. Popkin (Washington University, St. Louis & UCLA), Sarah Hutton (The University of Hertfordshire , United Kingdom), Richard Popkin (Washington University, St Louis & University of California, Los Angeles, USA) Editorial Board: J.E Battail (Paris); E Duchesneau (Montreal); J. Force (Lexington); A. Gabbey (New York); T. Gregory (Rome); C. Laursen (Riverside); J.D. North (Groningen); M.J. Petry (Rotterdam) ; J. Popkin (Lexington); Th. Verbeek (Utrecht) Advisory Editorial Board: J. Aubin (Paris); B. Copenhaven (Los Angeles); A. Crombie (Oxford); H. Gadamer (Heidelberg) ; H. Gouhier (Paris); K. Hanada (Hokkaido University); W. Kirsop (Melbourne); P.O. Kristeller (Columbia University); E. Labrousse (Paris); A. Lossky (Los Angeles); J. Malarczyk (Lublin); J. Orcibal (Paris); W. ROd (Miinchen); G. Rousseau (Los Angeles); H. Rowen (Rutgers University, N.J.); J.P. Schobinger (ZUrich); J. Tans (Groningen)
SCEPTICISM IN THE ENLIGHTENMENT Edited by
RICHARD H. POPKIN Washington University, St Louis and University of California Los Angeles, USA
EZEQUIEL DE OLASO (DECEASED) San Andreas University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
GIORGIO TONELLI (DECEASED) State University of New York, USA
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ISBN 978-90-481-4877-6 ISBN 978-94-015-8953-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-015-8953-6
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DEDICATION
Dedicated to the memories of Giorgio Tonelli, 1928-1979 and Ezequiel de 0laso, 1932-1996
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements Introduction
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1. Scepticism in the Enlightenment Richard H Popkin
2. Scepticism and Anti-Scepticism in the Latter Part of the Eighteenth Century Richard H Popkin
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3. The "Weakness" of Reason in the Age of Enlightenment Giorgio Tonelli
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4. Pierre-Jacques Changeux and Scepticism in the French Enlightenment Giorgio Tonelli 51
5. Kant and the Ancient Sceptics Giorgio Tonelli
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6. Leibniz and.Scepticism Ezequiel de Olaso
7. The Two Scepticisms of the Savoyard Vicar Ezequiel de Olaso
8. Scepticism, Old and New Ezequiel de Olaso
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9. New Views on the Role of Scepticism in the Enlightenment Richard H Popkin
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10. Berkeley in the History of Scepticism Richard H Popkin
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Index of Names
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to thank two of my research ass
