Arts of Perception

Arts of Perception offers a new account of a key period in Spanish history and culture, and a fundamental reassessment of its major writers and intellectuals, including Gracián, Quevedo, Calderón, Saavedra Fajardo, López de Vega, and Sor Juana.

Jeremy Robbins

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 López de Vega 8. Baltasar Gracián's El Criticón and the Arts of Perception 9. From Baroque to Pre-Enlightenment: Resolving the Epistemological Crisis. Conclusion