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Making a sharp break with dominant contemporary readings of David Hume's scepticism Peter S. Fosl offers an original and radical interpretation of Hume as a thoroughgoing sceptic on epistemological, metaphysical and doxastic grounds. He does this by first situating Hume's thought historically in the sceptical tradition and goes on to interpret the conceptual apparatus of his work including the Treatise, Enquiries, Essays, History, Dialogues and letters.

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"A remarkably comprehensive study about the impact of Pyrrhonian and Academic scepticism on David Hume's philosophy ... Using the most recent scholarship to discuss both textual influences and philosophical nuances among different sceptical views, Fosl provides a thorough history of scepticism on which scholars could build on the future ... Fosl's book is novel, provocative and opens up paths for various possible lines of research in the history of scepticism ... Fosl has made a wonderful job of indicating some of the most relevant modern Academic sceptics' affinities. In addition to the very substantial questions his work raises, Fosl deftly shows in his book that, as a sceptic through and through, Hume examined probabilities concerning issues of science, metaphysics and religion, and remained non-dogmatic in all of his philosophical conclusions.--Catalina Gonz�lez, Universidad de los Andes ""Sk�psis: Revista de Filosofia"" No one else has gone as wide and as deep as Peter Fosl, who has taken a decisive stand on Hume as a radical sceptic. Nothing in philosophy is definitive, but this book will surely be a point of departure for studies of Hume's philosophy for a long time to come.--John Christian Laursen, University of California, Riverside Peter Fosl presents an engaging and historically rich account of Hume's skepticism. For those readers interested in deepening their knowledge and understanding of Pyrrhonian and Academic skepticism, both in regard to their origins and their legacy, I highly recommend it.--Stefanie Rocknak, Hartwick College ""Journal of the History of Philosophy"" Peter Fosl's Hume's Scepticism is the culmination and most successful accomplishment of a research program in Hume's scholarship started by Richard Popkin 80 years ago.--Jose Maia Neto ""Analytica"""

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Peter S. Fosl, Professor of Philosophy, Transylvania University.

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