Richard Popkin
Richard Popkin · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Historian of philosophy, scholar of skepticism
1923, New York City, United States — 2005, Los Angeles, United States
United States
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Richard Popkin was an American historian of philosophy whose landmark study 'The History of Scepticism from Erasmus to Descartes' reshaped scholarly understanding of how skeptical thought drove early modern philosophy. He taught at Washington University in St. Louis and UCLA and also wrote on Jewish intellectual history and messianism. Popkin was Jewish, from a New York Jewish family, and engaged deeply with Jewish thought throughout his career.
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Historian of philosophy, scholar of skepticism
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy
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