Arts of Perception : The Epistemological Mentality of the Spanish Baroque, 1580-1720 (Hardcover)

Introduction: The Arts of Perception  1. The Rediscovery of Pyrrhonism  2. Neostoicism, Value Judgement and Moral Perception  3. Politics, Knowledge, and Perception  4. Prudence and the Compass of Deceit  5. The Exploitation of Ignorance  6. Knowledge, Self and Honour  7. The Acclimatization of Scepticism: Scepticism and Stoicism in Antonio Lopez de Vega  8. Baltasar Gracian’s El Criticon and the Arts of Perception  9. From Baroque to Pre-Enlightenment: Resolving the Epistemological Crisis.  Conclusion