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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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
[2019]
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International journal for the study of skepticism
Jahr: 2019, Band: 9, Heft: 3, Seiten: 238-260 |
| RelBib Classification: | AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus VA Philosophie |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
closedmindedness
B Virtue B Gullibility B Skepticism B Vice |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: International journal for the study of skepticism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22105700-20191359 |