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HoP 480 Honorable Ignorance: French Skepticism

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps by Peter Adamson

Nov 16, 202521:30Education

So-called “libertines” like Mothe le Vayer revive ancient skepticism, provoking a backlash from Mersenne and Arnauld. Were they right to see the skeptics as anti-religious?

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HoP 480 Honorable Ignorance: French Skepticism is an episode from History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps by Peter Adamson. So-called “libertines” like Mothe le Vayer revive ancient skepticism, provoking a backlash from Mersenne and Arnauld....

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