Complete bibliographical information on all the texts cited herein can be found in the list of References at the end of the book. For the reader’s convenience, though, I list here several abbreviations to be used in referring to the primary works of the three main figures I discuss.
For Sextus
| M | Adversus Mathematicos (11 books total, but comprised of what are actually two entirely separate works: M 1-6 and M 7-11.) |
| ph | Outlines of Pyrrhonism (the standard scholarly abbreviation derives from the work’s Greek title) |
For Montaigne
| Essays | The Complete Essays (original French title: Essais) |
| Ap. | “An Apology for Raymond Sebond” (the longest of Montaigne’s essays; now often published as a book on its own) |
For Hume
| D | Dialogues concerning Natural Religion |
| ehu | An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding |
| epm | An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals |
| hl | The Letters of David Hume, 2 vols. |
| thn | A Treatise of Human Nature |