Skepticism and Naturalism: Some Varieties
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Skepticism and Naturalism: Some Varieties is a collection of influential lectures by philosopher P. F. Strawson that examines the tension between skeptical doubt and a naturalistic understanding of human knowledge and practice.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Skepticism and Naturalism: Some Varieties Context triple: [P. F. Strawson, notableWork, Skepticism and Naturalism: Some Varieties]
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On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
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B.
Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature
"Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature" is Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling’s early work in which he develops a speculative, Romantic-influenced philosophy of nature that complements and prepares the ground for his later System of Transcendental Idealism.
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“Two Dogmas of Empiricism”
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism” is a landmark philosophical essay that challenges the analytic–synthetic distinction and reductionism, reshaping 20th-century debates in epistemology and the philosophy of language.
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D.
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
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E.
In Defense of Secular Humanism
In Defense of Secular Humanism is a philosophical work by Paul Kurtz that articulates and defends secular humanist ethics, reason, and skepticism as alternatives to religious belief.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Skepticism and Naturalism: Some Varieties Target entity description: Skepticism and Naturalism: Some Varieties is a collection of influential lectures by philosopher P. F. Strawson that examines the tension between skeptical doubt and a naturalistic understanding of human knowledge and practice.
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A.
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
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B.
Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature
"Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature" is Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling’s early work in which he develops a speculative, Romantic-influenced philosophy of nature that complements and prepares the ground for his later System of Transcendental Idealism.
-
C.
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism”
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism” is a landmark philosophical essay that challenges the analytic–synthetic distinction and reductionism, reshaping 20th-century debates in epistemology and the philosophy of language.
-
D.
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
-
E.
In Defense of Secular Humanism
In Defense of Secular Humanism is a philosophical work by Paul Kurtz that articulates and defends secular humanist ethics, reason, and skepticism as alternatives to religious belief.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of lectures
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical book ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | radical philosophical skepticism ⓘ |
| author |
P. F. Strawson
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P. F. Strawson ⓘ
surface form:
Peter Frederick Strawson
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| basedOn | lectures by P. F. Strawson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| examines |
Cartesian skepticism
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Humean skepticism ⓘ ordinary language responses to skepticism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
human knowledge and practice
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tension between skeptical doubt and naturalistic understanding of human knowledge ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lecture on descriptive metaphysics and naturalism
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lecture on naturalistic responses to skepticism ⓘ lecture on skepticism about the external world ⓘ lecture on the concept of a person ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates about the concept of a person
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discussions of naturalized epistemology ⓘ late 20th-century epistemology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
David Hume
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
epistemology
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metaphilosophy ⓘ naturalism ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| periodDiscussed |
contemporary analytic philosophy
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modern philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
descriptive metaphysics
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naturalistic response to skepticism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publisher | Methuen ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Freedom and Resentment
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surface form:
Freedom and Resentment and Other Essays
Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics ⓘ |
| supports | naturalistic understanding of human practices ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
professional philosophers
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readers interested in epistemology ⓘ students of philosophy ⓘ |
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