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Philosophical views that question the possibility of knowledge or certainty
Philosophical skepticism (UK spelling: scepticism; from Greek σκέψις skepsis, "inquiry") is a family of philosophical views that question the possibility
Philosophical_skepticism
Doubtful attitude toward knowledge claims
from "bad" or radical skepticism, which wants to suspend judgment indefinitely. Philosophical skepticism is one form of skepticism. It rejects knowledge
Skepticism
Ethical theory
Moral skepticism (or moral scepticism in British English) is a class of meta-ethical theories all members of which entail that no one has any moral knowledge
Moral_skepticism
Form of methodological skepticism
to the phrase. Methodological skepticism is distinguished from philosophical skepticism in that methodological skepticism is an approach that subjects
Cartesian_doubt
Skeptical period of ancient Academy
Academic skepticism is Academica, written by the Academic skeptic philosopher Cicero. Greek philosophical skepticism, as a distinct philosophical movement
Academic_skepticism
Ancient Greek school of philosophical skepticism
Pyrrhonism is an Ancient Greek school of philosophical skepticism which rejects dogma and advocates the suspension of judgment over the truth of all beliefs
Pyrrhonism
Philosophical position that knowledge is most likely impossible
Radical skepticism (or radical scepticism in British English) is the philosophical position that knowledge is impossible. Radical skeptics hold that doubt
Radical_skepticism
Questioning of claims lacking empirical evidence
discussions and challenges among scientists. Scientific skepticism differs from philosophical skepticism, which questions humans' ability to claim any knowledge
Scientific_skepticism
Canadian philosopher (1935–2019)
University of California, Berkeley. Known especially for his work on philosophical skepticism, he wrote about David Hume, Ludwig Wittgenstein, the metaphysics
Barry_Stroud
Position that appears to be skeptic but is actually dogmatic
as pseudoscepticism) is a philosophical or scientific position that appears to be that of skepticism or scientific skepticism but in reality is a form
Pseudoskepticism
Book by Ludwig Wittgenstein
one hand" Nonsense#Disguised Epistemic Nonsense Philosophical Investigations Philosophical skepticism McGinn, Marie (2008-09-25). Wittgenstein on Certainty
On_Certainty
Question of whether inductive reasoning leads to definitive knowledge
The problem of induction is a philosophical problem that questions the rationality of predictions about unobserved things based on previous observations
Problem_of_induction
Postulation about the act of dreaming
2017-02-03. Ichikawa, Jonathan (2008). "Skepticism and the Imagination Model of Dreaming". The Philosophical Quarterly. 58 (232): 519–527. doi:10.1111/j
Dream_argument
Study of general and fundamental questions
period was marked by the emergence of philosophical movements, for example, Epicureanism, Stoicism, Skepticism, and Neoplatonism. The medieval period
Philosophy
Idea that refutes itself
debate about consistency and special pleading. Alternatively, philosophical skepticism can be framed without asserting knowledge, "I don't believe in
Self-refuting_idea
Epistemological argument by George Edward Moore
an epistemological argument formulated by G. E. Moore against philosophical skepticism about the external world and in support of common sense. The argument
Here_is_one_hand
3rd-century BC Greek Hellenistic philosopher
Academic Skepticism and what is variously called the Second or Middle or New Academy – the phase of the Platonic Academy in which it embraced philosophical skepticism
Arcesilaus
Philosophical principle
fallibilism (from Medieval Latin: fallibilis, "liable to error") is the philosophical principle that propositions can be accepted even though they cannot
Fallibilism
View that one cannot possess knowledge in some particular domain
Moral Skepticism, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Metaepistemology and Skepticism, by Richard Fumerton, pp. 31-32 Philosophical Skepticism from The
Local_skepticism
Awareness of facts, or competency
something. It discusses the value of knowledge and the thesis of philosophical skepticism, which questions the possibility of knowledge. Knowledge is relevant
Knowledge
Thought experiment used to demonstrate the impossibility of proving any truth
(2005). All Or Nothing: Systematicity, Transcendental Arguments, and Skepticism in German Idealism. Harvard University Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-674-01888-4
Münchhausen_trilemma
Philosophical notion
see common philosophical problems as misconceptions that are to be dissolved. Common strategies may involve forms of relativism, skepticism, nihilism,
Antiphilosophy
Greek philosopher and founder of Pyrrhonism (c. 360 – c. 270 BC)
the two major schools of philosophical skepticism that emerged during the Hellenistic period, the other being Academic skepticism. Pyrrhonists view their
Pyrrho
1913 book by Miguel de Unamuno
Arlene (2014). "Discovering the Tragic Sense of Life: an Examination of Philosophical Influence in Art and Self". Denison Journal of Religion. 13. Retrieved
Tragic_Sense_of_Life
Philosophical study of knowledge
General Skepticism and Selective Skepticism Steup & Neta 2024, § 6.2 Responses to the Closure Argument Reed 2015, p. 75 Cohen 1998, § 1. The Philosophical Problem
Epistemology
Belief without doubt in propositions that are in fact true
anything has been widely debated for centuries. Many proponents of philosophical skepticism deny that certainty is possible, or claim that it is only possible
Certainty
Ancient school of Indian materialism
conditional inference as proper sources of knowledge, embraces philosophical skepticism, and rejects ritualism. In other words, the Charvaka epistemology
Charvaka
Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion
value was in practicality and common usage, in contrast with Plato's philosophical purity relegating doxa to deception. Further, Aristotle held doxa as
Doxa
Type of skepticism relating to religion
members of the Hellenistic philosophical school of Pyrrhonism which doubted the possibility of knowledge. As such, religious skepticism generally refers to doubting
Religious_skepticism
Cognitive process of withholding judgment
philosophy, suspension of judgment is typically associated with positivism and skepticism, most especially Pyrrhonism where it is referred to as epoché, but it
Suspension_of_judgment
what sociologists of science like Blumenberg call an epistemocracy." Skepticism Empiricism Steven Connor: A scholar critical of Epistemocracy Taleb, Nassim
Epistemocracy
Doubt about God's existence
arguing that nothing is knowable. It is similar to radical or philosophical skepticism, which puts everything into question. Given its sweeping implications
Agnosticism
Theory that beliefs are justified when from reliable processes
knowledge. Process reliabilism has been used as an argument against philosophical skepticism, such as the brain in a vat thought experiment. Process reliabilism
Reliabilism
1st century BC Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher
Academic Skepticism that was predominant in his time, synthesizing the teachings of Heraclitus and Timon of Phlius with philosophical skepticism. Although
Aenesidemus
Concept in Stoic philosophy
point of contention between the Stoics and the two schools of philosophical skepticism during the Hellenistic period: the Pyrrhonists and the Academic
Katalepsis
thought and philosophical movements. Contents Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also Absurdism – Academic skepticism – Accelerationism
List_of_philosophies
absolutely bumpy". Unger, Peter (April 1971). "A Defense of Skepticism". The Philosophical Review. 80 (2): 198–219. doi:10.2307/2184030. JSTOR 2184030
Absolute_and_relative_terms
Philosophical view rejecting objectivity
perceptions. Some forms of relativism also bear a resemblance to philosophical skepticism. Descriptive relativism seeks to describe the differences among
Relativism
Communication lacking coherent meaning
indubitable. If Moore does indeed know that he has a hand, then philosophical skepticism (formerly called idealism) must be false. (cf. Schönbaumsfeld (2020)
Nonsense
Ancient Greek philosophical movement
Ancient Greek philosophical movement
Cyrenaics
Epistemology without sure premises
Postfoundationalism Postmodern philosophy Pragmatism Relativism Reliabilism Skepticism Verificationism J. Childers/G. Hentzi, The Columbia Dictionary of Modern
Anti-foundationalism
German philosopher (1761–1833)
Volkmar Reinhard Philosophical work Era 18th-century philosophy Region Western philosophy School German idealism German skepticism Institutions University
Gottlob_Ernst_Schulze
Text on Greek philosophy by Cicero (45 BC)
The Academica (also On Academic Skepticism, Academici Libri or Academic Books) is work in a fragmentary state written by the Academic Skeptic philosopher
Academica_(Cicero)
Subject of inquiry in philosophy and linguistics
Knowledge, and Context," Philosophical Review 111: 167–203. DeRose, Keith. 2009. The Case for Contextualism: Knowledge, Skepticism and Context, Vol. 1, Oxford:
Contextualism
Philosophical concept
Philosophical realism—usually not treated as a position of its own but as a stance towards other subject matters—is the view that a certain kind of thing
Philosophical_realism
Practice of obscuring information
obscurantism of the critical philosophy of Immanuel Kant and of modern philosophical skepticism, Friedrich Nietzsche said that: "The essential element in the black
Obscurantism
2014 book by Allan Hazlett
ISSN 0009-1774. Hannon, Michael (October 2019). "Skepticism: Impractical, therefore implausible". Philosophical Issues. 29 (1): 143–158. doi:10.1111/phis.12145
A Critical Introduction to Skepticism
A_Critical_Introduction_to_Skepticism
Hellenistic Pyrrhonist philosopher, creator of Agrippa's Trilemma
be regarded as the most radical and most precise formulation of philosophical skepticism that has ever been given. In a sense, they are still irresistible
Agrippa_the_Skeptic
American atheist activist (born 1969)
addition, Dillahunty said that skepticism has something to say about untested religious claims, and that philosophical skepticism will lead to atheism. He sees
Matt_Dillahunty
Status between belief and disbelief
needed List of ethics topics Methodic doubt Philosophical skepticism Question Reasonable doubt Skepticism Wikiquote has quotations related to Doubt. Look
Doubt
Philosophical thought experiment
simplest use of brain-in-a-vat scenarios is as an argument for philosophical skepticism and solipsism. A simple version of this runs as follows: since
Brain_in_a_vat
Period of Western philosophy
fears as chief causes of strife in life. Greek philosophical skepticism, as a distinct philosophical movement, began with Pyrrho of Elis and Timon of
Hellenistic_philosophy
One of the nāstika or "heterodox" schools of ancient Indian philosophy
nāstika, or 'heterodox,' Indian school of agnosticism that embraces radical skepticism. It emerged as a Śramaṇa movement and was a major rival of early Buddhism
Ajñana
2nd-century Roman philosopher and physician
Herveto Aurelio interprete, Parisiis, M. Javenem, 1569 (Vicifons). Philosophical skepticism Protagoras Dissoi Logoi Outlines of Pyrrhonism. W. Heinemann, Limited
Sextus_Empiricus
Philosophy in the Roman world, influenced by Hellenistic philosophy
variety of philosophical discussion, such as commentary on the works of Aristotle. Around 90 BC, Antiochus of Ascalon rejected skepticism, making way
Ancient_Roman_philosophy
Collection of works by Michel de Montaigne
example, Montaigne believes that humans cannot attain certainty. His philosophical skepticism is best expressed in the long essay "An Apology for Raymond Sebond"
Essays_(Montaigne)
Non-agreement or opposition to authority
individual. A dissenting person may be referred to as a dissenter. In philosophical skepticism, particularly that of Pyrrhonism, the existence of dissent is a
Dissent
7th–6th century BCE group of philosophers
Seven Sages of Greece were considered to be precursors of Pyrrho's philosophical skepticism because the Delphic Maxims were skeptical. "The maxims of the Seven
Seven_Sages_of_Greece
Hellenistic skeptic philosopher (214/3 BC - 129/8 BC)
scholarship. Academica (Cicero) Anti-realism Moral relativism Philosophical skepticism Pyrrhonism Subjectivism Allen, James. "Carneades". In Zalta, Edward
Carneades
1960 French film by Jean-Luc Godard
is a star? What is anything anymore?" Stone concludes that such philosophical skepticism is a logical endpoint for a character like Patricia. Hubert Dreyfus
Breathless_(1960_film)
Statement of infinite regress
Problem of the creator of God – Philosophical problem Pyrrhonism – Ancient Greek school of philosophical skepticism The Siphonaptera – 1872 rhyme by
Turtles_all_the_way_down
Philosophy in the ancient world
is a system of Hindu philosophy that assumes various forms of philosophical skepticism and religious indifference. It is named after its founder, Cārvāka
Ancient_philosophy
Philosophical system
This phase, known as the Middle Academy, strongly emphasized philosophical skepticism. It was characterized by its attacks on the Stoics and their assertion
Platonism
Phenomena not subject to the laws of nature
The Skeptical Tradition (1983); B. Stroud, The Significance of Philosophical Skepticism (1984)". Encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13
Supernatural
Belief adopted that requires more evidence than one presently has
Overbelief (also written as over-belief) is a philosophical term for a belief adopted that requires more evidence than one presently has. It is also described
Overbelief
Concept regarding objective facts
Donald Trump Filter bubble Misinformation Nihilism Perspectivism Philosophical skepticism Postmodern philosophy Post-truth politics Relativism Social bot
Post-truth
Form of reasoning
motivation of the geometrical method is to repudiate philosophical skepticism by grounding one's philosophical system on absolutely certain axioms. Deductive
Deductive_reasoning
Philosophical tradition
skeptical attitude, a radical philosophical skepticism (as distinguished from that which is called scientific skepticism). Peirce insisted that (1) in
Pragmatism
Philosophical idea that only one's own mind is certain to exist
(/ˈsɒlɪpsɪzəm/ SOLL-ip-siz-əm; from Latin sōlus 'alone' and ipse 'self') is the philosophical position that only one's own mind is certain to exist. It holds that
Solipsism
Epistemological theory
alternative to contextualism. Both are semantic theories that try to explain skepticism using semantic methods. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong proposed in a paper titled
Contrastivism
Buddhist philosophy founded by Nagarjuna
The validity of the means of knowing is established as against Buddhist skepticism, the main argument being that if no means of knowledge is valid then the
Madhyamaka
1981 book by Robert Nozick
metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics, specific philosophical problems concerning issues such as free will, skepticism, the mind–body problem and the problem of
Philosophical_Explanations
knowledge can be expanded solely through philosophical study. Pyrrhonian skepticism A Hellenistic school of skepticism that inquired about, but did not reject
Glossary_of_philosophy
American philosopher (1925–2012)
question them. He saw this type of skepticism as distinct from the "first kind" of extreme philosophical skepticism, which questions the possibility that
Paul_Kurtz
French philosopher and writer (1647–1706)
edu/archives/spr2023/entries/bayle/>. Popkin, Richard (2003). The History of Skepticism. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-19-510767-8. Bayle
Pierre_Bayle
Hypothesis that reality could be a computer simulation
humans are constructs. There has been much debate over this topic in the philosophical discourse. Precursors include Zhuangzi's "Butterfly Dream" and René
Simulation_hypothesis
Chinese philosopher (4th century BCE)
philosophy of Yang Zhu; and d) a fourth strain which may be related to the philosophical school of Huang-Lao. In this spirit, Martin Palmer wrote that "trying
Zhuang_Zhou
American philosopher (born 1942)
earned a doctorate in 1966. Unger has written a defense of profound philosophical skepticism. In Ignorance (1975), he argues that nobody knows anything and
Peter_Unger
American philosopher (born 1936)
the subject (1971 Philosophical Forum, vol. II, pp. 283–298). In part VI he critiques Wittgenstein's view that philosophical skepticism is “disguised nonsense”
Keith_Lehrer
American writer (1874–1932)
magazines of anomalous phenomena T. Peter Park Philosophy of science Philosophical skepticism (Pyrrho, Sextus Empiricus) Scientism Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
Charles_Fort
American metalcore band
lyrics." However, in later years, Lambesis showed an increasing philosophical skepticism towards Christianity and religion in general. Court documents stated
As_I_Lay_Dying_(band)
Rejection of certain ideas about reality
Nihilism is a family of philosophical views that reject the existence of any objectively meaningful purpose, moral value, truth, knowledge, or related
Nihilism
Study of the methods of philosophy
methods, philosophical methodology also compares and evaluates them. Philosophers have employed a great variety of methods. Methodological skepticism tries
Philosophical_methodology
Idea that the senses provide us with direct awareness of objects as they really are
world exists apart from mind-dependent ideas, and some forms of philosophical skepticism, which say that we cannot trust our senses or prove that we are
Naïve_realism
Literary genre of fiction with philosophical themes
Philosophical fiction is any fiction that devotes a significant portion of its content to the sort of questions addressed by philosophy. It might explore
Philosophical_fiction
Philosophy dealing with absurdity of existence
Existentialism is a family of philosophical views and inquiry that explore the human individual's struggle to lead an authentic life despite the apparent
Existentialism
Situations involving imperfect or unknown information
Hellenistic philosophies of Pyrrhonism and Academic Skepticism, the first schools of philosophical skepticism. Aporia and acatalepsy represent key concepts
Uncertainty
Probabilistic theory of knowledge
the form of foundationalism or coherentism, and the problem of philosophical skepticism or the question of whether knowledge is possible at all. These
Bayesian_epistemology
Set of maxims inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi
Pyrrhonism. Exploring the origins of the Pyrrhonean doctrine of philosophical skepticism, Diogenes claims that the Delphic maxims are skeptical in nature
Delphic_maxims
Absence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism
passionately, as an agnostic because of unreasonable generalized philosophical skepticism which would preclude us from saying that we know anything whatever
Atheism
Way of categorizing one's belief regarding the probability of the existence of a deity
writes that this mischaracterization is based on an unreasonable philosophical skepticism that would not allow us to make any claims to knowledge about the
Spectrum of theistic probability
Spectrum_of_theistic_probability
conceptual scheme. Cartesian doubt Idealism New realism Phaneron Philosophical skepticism Relativism Perry, Ralph Barton. "The Ego-Centric Predicament."
Egocentric_predicament
Experience that feels good or is enjoyable
Aenesidemus claimed that following Pyrrhonism's prescriptions for philosophical skepticism produced pleasure. In the 12th century, Razi's Treatise of the
Pleasure
Argument in philosophy that a term has a definition when used to define things
seemed to be a new and general argument against various kinds of philosophical skepticism. Here is a fair parody of the idea. You cannot claim we lack free
Paradigm_case_argument
Jews who have held skeptical views on matters of the Jewish religion
whatever these may be (see Maimonides, Albo), but historically Jewish skepticism is directed either at (1) the existence of the God of Judaism or (2) the
Jewish_skeptics
Philosophical theory
– c. 270 BCE) founded Pyrrhonism, the first Western school of philosophical skepticism. The goal of Pyrrhonist practice is to attain the state of ataraxia
Philosophy_of_happiness
Inability to be wrong
not a human can be infallible depends on the philosophical school. Advocates of philosophical skepticism claim that one cannot know anything with certainty
Infallibility
Logical theory
trivialism. In Paul Kabay's comparison of trivialism to schools of philosophical skepticism (in "On the Plenitude of Truth")—such as Pyrrhonism—who seek to
Trivialism
Absence, indifference to, rejection of or hostility towards religion
viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, rationalism, secularism,
Irreligion
Philosophy of the Western world
philosophy refers to the philosophical thought, traditions, and works of the Western world. Historically, the term refers to the philosophical thinking of Western
Western_philosophy
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Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Collection of Philosophical Poetry
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Philosophical verses, Activity, Dancer, Actress
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Philosophical verses, Activity, Dancer, Actress
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Greek, Indian
The Philosophical One; The Cleverest of All
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An advocate of, or believer in, philosophical sensationalism.
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The doctrine of philosophical necessity; necessitarianism.
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Pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of sensualism.
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A philosophical or learned fool.
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A particular philosophical system or theory; the hypothesis by which particular phenomena are explained.
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Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical.
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Alt. of Philosophical
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Any philosophical doctrine which refers all knowledge to, and founds it upon, any subjective states; egoism.
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A philosophical toy for exhibiting the prismatic tints by means of thin films.
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A philosophical or theological opinion; a dogma; as, Summary of the Sentences; Book of the Sentences.
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The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.
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The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
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Of or pertaining to philosophy; versed in, or imbued with, the principles of philosophy; hence, characterizing a philosopher; rational; wise; temperate; calm; cool.
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An advocate of the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a nacessitarian.
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The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method.
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Philosophical speculation and discussion.
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The doctrines or philosophical system of the peripatetics. See Peripatetic, n., 2.
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An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted; -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord Bacon, as the title ("Novum Organon") of part of his treatise on philosophical method.
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A philosophical proposition, doctrine, or principle of reasoning.
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Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; -- said of literature.
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