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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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2015
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International journal for the study of skepticism
Année: 2015, Volume: 5, Numéro: 3, Pages: 253-256 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
external world skepticism
skeptical hypothesis
brain-in-a-vat
Anthony Brueckner
Jon Altschul
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Résumé: | 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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| ISSN: | 2210-5700 |
| Contient: | In: International journal for the study of skepticism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22105700-04011138 |