The Sceptical Argument. Can it be defended, perhaps in a limited form?
Title: The Sceptical Argument. Can it be defended, perhaps in a limited form?
Category: /Social Sciences/Philosophy
Details: Words: 2127 | Pages: 8 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Sceptical Argument. Can it be defended, perhaps in a limited form?
Category: /Social Sciences/Philosophy
Details: Words: 2127 | Pages: 8 (approximately 235 words/page)
1. Introduction
This essay centres around what it means to know something is true and also why it is important to distinguish between what you know and do not or can not know.
The sceptic in challenging the possibility of knowing anything challenges the basis on which all epistemology is based. It is from this attack on epistemology that the defence of scepticism is seen.
2. Strong Scepticism
Strong scepticism states that it is not possible to …showed first 75 words of 2127 total…
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