The Sceptical Argument. Can it be defended, perhaps in a limited form?
Date Submitted: 11/02/2004 16:05:03
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 8 pages (2127 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 8 pages (2127 words)
1. Introduction
This essay centres around what it means to know something is true and also why it is important to distinguish between what you know and do not or can not know.
The sceptic in challenging the possibility of knowing anything challenges the basis on which all epistemology is based. It is from this attack on epistemology that the defence of scepticism is seen.
2. Strong Scepticism
Strong scepticism states that it is not possible to …
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