Skepticism
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Skepticism is a philosophical school that questions the possibility of certain knowledge, emphasizing doubt and critical inquiry about beliefs and claims.
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Statements (50)
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| instanceOf |
epistemological theory
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philosophical position → school of philosophy → |
| aimsAt |
avoiding error
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intellectual humility → |
| associatedWith |
agnosticism
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fallibilism → rational inquiry → |
| contrastsWith |
dogmatism
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| critiques |
appeals to authority
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claims of absolute certainty → unexamined beliefs → |
| emphasizes |
critical inquiry
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doubt → |
| hasForm |
Academic skepticism
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Cartesian skepticism → Pyrrhonian skepticism → ancient skepticism → external world skepticism → global skepticism → local skepticism → methodological skepticism → modern skepticism → moral skepticism → philosophical skepticism → religious skepticism → scientific skepticism → |
| hasMainConcern |
possibility of knowledge
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| hasMethod |
critical examination of evidence
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suspension of judgment → systematic doubt → |
| influenced |
Enlightenment thought
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empiricism → modern epistemology → scientific method → |
| influencedBy |
Academic school of Plato's Academy
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David Hume → Pyrrho of Elis → René Descartes → Sextus Empiricus → ancient Greek philosophy → |
| questions |
certainty of knowledge
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justification of beliefs → |
| relatedTo |
epistemology
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ethics → metaphysics → philosophy of science → |
| usedIn |
critical thinking
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philosophical analysis → scientific investigation → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Cicero
("Academic skepticism")
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Pyrrho → |
philosophicalSchool |
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Skepticism
("Academic skepticism")
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hasForm |
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Classical Greek philosophy
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hasSchool |
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Panaetius of Rhodes
("Academic Skepticism")
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