Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Introduction: Empires of Belief, Campaigns for Scepticism 1
5. 1 Scepticism: A Brief Philosophical History 15
6. 2 Enlightenment Scepticism: A Campaign Against Unnecessary Hypotheses 42
7. 3 Super-Scepticism: The Postmodern World 52
8. 4 Science and Technology as Belief Systems 74
9. 5 Towards a Sceptical Politics 105
10. 6 Reasonable Doubt? 132
11. Conclusion: The Sceptic Fights Back 161
12. Notes 172
13. Bibliography 195
14. Index 206