The Toils of Scepticism
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 1, 2009
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780521043878
Subjects: Ancient Western philosophy to c 500; History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical; Philosophy / Ancient; Philosophy / General; Sextus,--Empiricus; General; Philosophy
First sentence: In a dialogue written by the satirist Lucian, Menippus relates how he determined to abandon all worldly pursuits - wealth and office and power - and resolved to study science and the nature of things.