Scepticism

Can we ever really trust that we know anything?

Thank you, Curtis L. Delyn, for such a significant question. It is generally agreed that Plato came up with the classical definition of knowledge as “justified true belief”. This has been incredibly influential; many philosophers have accepted some form of this definition by filling in the relevant concepts with various theories and interpretations. Here, truth […]

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How much doubt is reasonable?

Thank you, Ian Castañares, for such a great question. I am pretty sure I know how to answer it. I believe I speak for most philosophers when I say that sceptics are simply the worst. No matter how well-reasoned and well-structured your argument, there is always somebody who just stands there with their arms crossed

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