The central thesis of this book is that skepticism was instrumental to the defense of orthodox religion and the development of the identity of the Church of Eng

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A team of leading scholars survey the development of philosophy in the period of extraordinary intellectual change from the mid-16th century to the early 18th c

Early modern skepticism contributed to literary invention, aesthetic pleasure, and the uneven process of secularization in England.