Skepticism as Vice and Virtue
I articulate and defend a conception of skepticism inspired by Aristotle's doctrine of the mean. On it, skepticism is vicious when deficient (as in gullibility) and when excessive (as in closedmindedness). Virtuous skepticism lies as a mean between these two extremes.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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| In: |
International journal for the study of skepticism
Year: 2019, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 238-260 |
| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
closedmindedness
B Virtue B Gullibility B Skepticism B Vice |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | I articulate and defend a conception of skepticism inspired by Aristotle's doctrine of the mean. On it, skepticism is vicious when deficient (as in gullibility) and when excessive (as in closedmindedness). Virtuous skepticism lies as a mean between these two extremes. |
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| ISSN: | 2210-5700 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal for the study of skepticism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22105700-20191359 |
