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by Richard Bett


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Richard Bett presents a ground-breaking study of Pyrrho of Elis, who lived in the late fourth and early third centuries BC and is the supposed originator of Greek scepticism. In the absence of surviving works by Pyrrho, scholars have tended to treat his thought as essentially the same as the long subsequent sceptical tradition which styled itself "Pyrrhonism." Bett argues, on the contrary, that Pyrrho's philosophy was significantly different from this later tradition, and offers the first detailed account of that philosophy in this light. Bett considers why Pyrrho was adopted as the figurehead for that tradition. Bett also investigates the origins and antecedents of Pyrrho's ideas; in particular, Plato is singled out as an important inspiration. The result is the first comprehensive picture of this key figure in the development of philosophy. The new claims that Bett puts forward have major implications for the history and interpretation of ancient Greek thought.

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  • Title Pyrrho, His Antecedents, and His Legacy
  • Author Richard Bett
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 276
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher OUP Oxford, 2003. 280p. Paperback. The standards of production are as high as those of composition Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Publisher&#
  • Date 2003-10-09
  • ISBN 9780199256617 / 0199256616
  • Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 5.92 x 0.59 in (23.88 x 15.04 x 1.50 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 186.1

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Richard Bett is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Johns Hopkins University. He was educated at Oxford and at the University of California, Berkeley, and he was Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas, Arlington, from 1986 to 1991.
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