Que sais-je?
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"Que sais-je?" is the skeptical philosophical motto of Michel de Montaigne, encapsulating his emphasis on doubt, self-questioning, and the limits of human knowledge.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Que sais-je? canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical motto
ⓘ
skeptical maxim ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
critical self-examination
ⓘ
suspension of judgment ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Essais ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Michel de Montaigne ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 16th century ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
certainty
ⓘ
dogmatism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| expressesConcept |
doubt
ⓘ
epistemic humility ⓘ limits of human knowledge ⓘ self-questioning ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
European philosophy
ⓘ
French intellectual culture ⓘ |
| hasForm | rhetorical question ⓘ |
| historicalContext | French Renaissance ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern philosophy
ⓘ
modern skepticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sextus Empiricus
ⓘ
ancient skepticism ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | What do I know? ⓘ |
| medium | essay ⓘ |
| modeOfExpression | first-person inquiry ⓘ |
| mottoOf | Montaigne's philosophy ⓘ |
| notableProponent | Michel de Montaigne ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
epistemology
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Pyrrhonian skepticism
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surface form:
Pyrrhonism
skepticism ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
fallibility
ⓘ
ignorance ⓘ intellectual modesty ⓘ philosophical skepticism ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ |
| usedAs |
expression of doubt
ⓘ
expression of epistemic modesty ⓘ |
| usedBy | Michel de Montaigne ⓘ |
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