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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi

The Search for Knowledge
Skepticism

Topical Links

Cratylus

Cratylus, Follower of Heraclitus
(http://plato.evansville.edu/commentary/beavers/cratylus.htm)

Discussion by Anthony F. Beavers (Exploring Plato's Dialogues)
Pyrrho of Elis

Pyrrho
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/p/pyrrho.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Pyrrho
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pyrrho/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Pyrrho of Elis
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/p9.htm)

Brief biography by Garth Kemerling
Pyrrhonism
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12587a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Sextus Empiricus' Outlines of Pyrrhonism
(http://www.angelfire.com/md2/timewarp/skepticism.html)

Summary of Sextus Empiricus' account of Pyrrho by Alex Scott
Carneades

Carneades
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/c/carneade.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Carneades
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/c.htm)

Brief biography by Garth Kemerling
Plutarch: Carneades' Visit to Rome
(http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/plut_carneades.html)

Account from Internet History Sourcebook (Fordham University)
René Descartes

René Descartes
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/descarte.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
René Descartes' Life and Works
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-works/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
History of Philosophy: Descartes
(http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/Descartes.htm)

Discussion of Descartes' life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
René Descartes: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/desc.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
Lecture Notes: Descartes
(http://hume.ucdavis.edu/phi022/desclec.HTM)

Lecture notes on Descartes' epistemology and metaphysics from a course in 17th c philosophy by G. J. Mattey (U. C. Davis)
Descartes' Epistemology
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-epistemology/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Descartes' skepticism
(http://www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/descrartes.html)

Discussion by Gideon Rosen (Princeton University)
René Descartes and the legacy of mind/body dualism
(http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/Mind/Descartes.html)

Discussion by Robert H. Wozniak (Bryn Mawr College)
René Descartes and the Meditations on First Philosophy
(http://www.friesian.com/hist-2.htm)

Detailed discussion of Descartes' Meditations by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)
Descartes links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Desc)

EpistemeLink link collection
David Hume

David Hume, Life and Writings
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/h/humelife.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
David Hume: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/hume.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
David Hume
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hume/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
History of Philosophy: David Hume
(http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/hume.htm)

Discussion of Hume's life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
David Hume, Metaphysical and Epistemological Theories
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/h/humeepis.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Hume: The Origin of Ideas
(http://comp.uark.edu/~rlee/humeidea/)

Analysis of Hume's arguments concerning the origin of ideas; Richard Lee (University of Arkansas)
Hume Shifts the Burden of Proof
(http://www.friesian.com/hume.htm)

Detailed discussion of Hume's skepticism and empiricism by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)
Hume
(http://hume.ucdavis.edu/phi023/humelec.htm)

Overview lecture on Hume's Enquiry from course in 18th c philosophy by G. J. Mattey (U. C. Davis)
Hume links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Hume)

EpistemeLink link collection
Concepts - Skepticism (general topic)

Skepticism
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/skepticism/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Skepticism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/s5.htm)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Skepticism
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13516b.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Ancient Greek Skepticism
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/a/skepanci.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Ancient Skepticism
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/skepticism-ancient/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Modern Skepticism
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/s/skepmod.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Contemporary Skepticism
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/s/skepcont.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Skepticism (particular issues)

Solipsism and the problem of other minds
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/s/solipsis.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
External World
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/e/extworld.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Perceptual illusion
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/p2.htm)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Induction
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/i9.htm)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling