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Responses to Skepticism

Local / Global Skepticism

  • Moore's Argument: "Here is one hand."
  • Semantic Externalism
  • David Chalmers' reply
  • Contextualist Responses

Believing there is no knowledge of anything at all is global skepticism.

Believing that there's no knowledge of a particular thing or things - that's local skepticism.

Hume is a good example: he denigrates induction.

Historical Roots

Academic Skepticism

-Pyrrho of Elis (365–275 BC) is usually credited with founding the "school" of skepticism.

-Ajñana

-Chinese philosophy

"The Happiness of Fish" and "Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly"

Conclusions

Global Skeptical Arguments

  • Skepticism is the process of applying reason and critical thinking to determine validity.
  • Skeptics apply critical thinking to different aspects of their lives in their own individual way.
  • Skepticism is, or should be, an extraordinarily powerful and positive influence on the world.
  • The scientific method is central to skepticism. The scientific method is about the study and evaluation of evidence, preferably derived from validated testing.
  • Skepticism is an essential, and meaningful, component of the search for truth.

Skepticism

  • The Evil Genius argument

-René Descartes

  • Brain in a Vat argument

-Hilary Putnam

Presented By:

Anannya Uberoi (2015014)

Varshita Gupta (2015187)

Suril Mehta (2015104)

Shubham Sinha (2013159)

An Introduction

Pyrrhonian Skepticism

  • Derived from the Greek word skeptikos meaning"inquiring, reflective".
  • Can we be sure?
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