Against Piecemeal Skepticism
Rather than advancing a global skeptical hypothesis, Anthony Brueckner and Jon Altschul construct a skeptical strategy in which they posit a plurality of skeptical hypotheses for distinct propositions that someone claims to know. I show that such “piecemeal” skepticism fails, suggesting that the ske...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2015
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International journal for the study of skepticism
Jahr: 2015, Band: 5, Heft: 3, Seiten: 253-256 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
external world skepticism
skeptical hypothesis
brain-in-a-vat
Anthony Brueckner
Jon Altschul
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| Zusammenfassung: | Rather than advancing a global skeptical hypothesis, Anthony Brueckner and Jon Altschul construct a skeptical strategy in which they posit a plurality of skeptical hypotheses for distinct propositions that someone claims to know. I show that such “piecemeal” skepticism fails, suggesting that the skeptic is better off sticking with a global skeptical hypothesis. |
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| Physische Details: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 2210-5700 |
| Enthält: | In: International journal for the study of skepticism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22105700-04011138 |
