How to Keep an Open Mind: An Ancient Guide to Thinking Like a Skeptic

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Main Details

Title How to Keep an Open Mind: An Ancient Guide to Thinking Like a Skeptic
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sextus Empiricus
Translated with commentary by Richard Bett
SeriesAncient Wisdom for Modern Readers
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:280
Dimensions(mm): Height 171,Width 114
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - Ancient to c 500
Social and political philosophy
Popular philosophy
Self-help and personal development
Popular psychology
ISBN/Barcode 9780691206042
ClassificationsDewey:186.1
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 13 April 2021
Publication Country United States

Description

How ancient skepticism can help you attain tranquility by learning to suspend judgment Along with Stoicism and Epicureanism, Skepticism is one of the three major schools of ancient Greek philosophy that claim to offer a way of living as well as thinking. How to Keep an Open Mind provides an unmatched introduction to skepticism by presenting a fr

Author Biography

Richard Bett is professor of philosophy and classics at Johns Hopkins University. He edited The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism and has published widely on the subject. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Reviews

"[How to Keep an Open Mind] gives a modern audience an accessible introduction to the school of thought, and shows us a better way to think about skepticism in a radically polarized world."---Steven Gambardella, The Sophist (Medium)