Nietzsche and the ancient skeptical tradition [electronic resource] /

by Berry, Jessica N.

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BookPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780199867479 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900 | Skeptics (Greek philosophy) | SkepticismOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This work presents a portrait of Nietzsche as the skeptic par excellence in the modern period, by demonstrating how a careful and informed understanding of ancient Pyrrhonism illuminates his reflections on truth, knowledge and morality, as well as the very nature and value of philosophic inquiry.

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This work presents a portrait of Nietzsche as the skeptic par excellence in the modern period, by demonstrating how a careful and informed understanding of ancient Pyrrhonism illuminates his reflections on truth, knowledge and morality, as well as the very nature and value of philosophic inquiry.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Nietzsche and the ancient skeptical tradition [electronic resource] /

by Berry, Jessica N.