Questions tagged [skepticism]
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Could skeptics practicing empathy be justified?
Suppose one takes the standpoint of a skeptic to the problem of author minds, that is suppose that we accept that we can't judge whether others have a mind like ours. Then, what would be the justification for the skeptic to practice empathy? Or…
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When is Skepticism not the best policy? What are its limits?
Skepticism is a tool. A useful tool for dealing with many misinformation and half truths.
However, like all tools, it has its strong and weak sides.
In which areas of philosophical thinking is hardcore skepticism a liability rather than an asset?
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Is it right to deduce intention/action from circumstantial evidence from position of a skeptic?
In many cases it might not be possible to have direct evidence to conclude intention/action of a person. Only circumstantial evidence may be available.
From position of a skeptic, is it right to deduce the intention of a person or actual action of a…
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How do radical skeptics address the following knowledge "Something may be or may not be"?
How do radical skeptics address the following knowledge "Something may be or may not be"? The proposition "Something may be or may not be" covers all possibilities and therefore is absolute knowledge. A = B or A != B. How do they address this…
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Argument Evaluation for Rejecting the Skeptic
I have an argument outline for rejecting hard-skepticism, though I'm not quite sure if it fully works and I was wondering if it's actually interesting, or just rubbish.
Firstly, I'll lay out the 3 forms of hard-skepticism I'm aware of:
Descartes’…
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Has the author undermined skepticism at all through his argument in "Certainty: A Refutation of Scepticism"?
The author provides an outline of his argument in p. 11-12:
1.3 Outline of My Argument
I believe that these three forms of scepticism can be refuted by showing that the following four claims are true:
I There is no good reason to believe that S…
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Are there other reasons than "the world is an illusion" that the radical skeptics use to doubt almost everything?
Are there other reasons than "the world is an illusion or a simulation" that the radical skeptics use to doubt almost everything? I don't think there's a better reason than it, but maybe there are other reasons to doubt a lot of things, what are…
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Can we prove that we can't prove reality?
Basically, can we prove that we won't be able to overcome the skeptic argument? Anything I should look up to better understand this?
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