This is an edition of one of the crucial texts of Renaissance scepticism, Quod nihil scitur, by the Portuguese scholar Franciso Sanches. The treatise, first published in 1581, is a refutation of Aaristotelian dialectics and scientific theory in the search for a true scientific method. This volume provides a critical edition of the original text, an English translation, a substantial introduction, and comprehensive annotation.

A scholarly edition of a work by David Hume. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

Excerpt from Écrivains Français en Hollande dans la Première Moitié du Xviie Siècle Séduit par la vogue des pieces de Hardy, Jean de Schelandre, vingt ans après avoir publié, en 1608, sa tragédie régulière de Tyr et Sidon, la reprend, à l'invitation de ses amis, la remanie, la transforme en tragi - comédie, la farcit d'épisodes grotesques et parfois obscènes, l'allonge en deux journées et dix actes 5, y promène le spectateur à travers le décor simultané d'une scène unique 6, (...) de Tyr à Sidon et de Sidon à Tyr, sur des bateaux et dans des prisons, par les rivages des mers et les pentes des montagnes, si bien que son oeuvre primitive, laquelle d'ailleurs ne fut peut-ètre pas jouée, en devint méconnaissable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. (shrink)

This volume deals with scepticism and irreligion in the 17th and 18th century.