Suspension of Belief

This Element offers a systematic outline of ancient conceptions and uses of suspension of belief (understood broadly) while engaging with contemporary philosophy. It discusses the notion of epoch¿ ('suspension of judgement') and other related terms, like aporia, aphasia, paradox, hypothesis, agnosticism, and Socratic wisdom. It examines the Academic and Pyrrhonian sceptics and some of their arguments and strategies for suspension. It also includes the use and conditions for suspension of belief in other philosophers like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Plotinus, Protagoras, and Democritus. The Element is divided into four thematic sections, each addressing one of the following questions: What is suspension of belief? When does it arise? What could its scope be? And what are its practical and moral implications?

List of contents

Introduction; 1. What is suspension of belief?; 2. When does suspension of belief arise?; 3. What could the scope of suspension be?; 4. What are the practical and moral implications of suspension of belief?; Reference.

Summary

This Element offers a systematic outline of ancient conceptions and uses of suspension of belief while engaging with contemporary philosophy. It examines the Academic and Pyrrhonian sceptics and some of their arguments and strategies for suspension and includes the use and conditions for suspension of belief in other philosophers.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Vazquez, Daniel (Mary Immaculate College) Vazquez
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009013994
• ISBN: 978-1-009-01399-4
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 228 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 130 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Elements in Ancient Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Philosophy of Mind, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Agnosticism and atheism, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge