Doubt Undogmatized
It has become almost a conventional wisdom to argue that Cartesian scepticism poses a far more radical sceptical threat than its classical Pyrrhonian counterpart. Such a view fails to recognise, however, that there is a species of sceptical concern that can only plausibly be regarded as captured by...
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2000-12-01
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| description | It has become almost a conventional wisdom to argue that Cartesian scepticism poses a far more radical sceptical threat than its classical Pyrrhonian counterpart. Such a view fails to recognise, however, that there is a species of sceptical concern that can only plausibly be regarded as captured by the Pyrrhonian strategy. For whereas Cartesian scepticism is closely tied to the contentious doctrine of epistemological internalism, it is far from obvious that Pyrrhonian scepticism bears any such theoretical commitments. It is argued here that by viewing the Pyrrhonian style of sceptical argument in terms of this contemporary epistemological externalist/internalist distinction one can gain a new insight into some of the more problematic elements of this variety of classical thought and also get a handle on certain contemporary worries that have been raised regarding the anti-sceptical efficacy of externalist theories of knowledge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35042cb04748455887f126748429ea302022-12-21T19:09:14ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaPrincipia: An International Journal of Epistemology1414-42471808-17112000-12-01042187214Doubt UndogmatizedDuncan PritchardIt has become almost a conventional wisdom to argue that Cartesian scepticism poses a far more radical sceptical threat than its classical Pyrrhonian counterpart. Such a view fails to recognise, however, that there is a species of sceptical concern that can only plausibly be regarded as captured by the Pyrrhonian strategy. For whereas Cartesian scepticism is closely tied to the contentious doctrine of epistemological internalism, it is far from obvious that Pyrrhonian scepticism bears any such theoretical commitments. It is argued here that by viewing the Pyrrhonian style of sceptical argument in terms of this contemporary epistemological externalist/internalist distinction one can gain a new insight into some of the more problematic elements of this variety of classical thought and also get a handle on certain contemporary worries that have been raised regarding the anti-sceptical efficacy of externalist theories of knowledge.http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/19056/17554Cartesian scepticismepistemological externalismmetaepistemological scepticismPyrrhonian skepticism |
| spellingShingle | Duncan Pritchard Doubt Undogmatized Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology Cartesian scepticism epistemological externalism metaepistemological scepticism Pyrrhonian skepticism |
| title | Doubt Undogmatized |
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| title_short | Doubt Undogmatized |
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| topic | Cartesian scepticism epistemological externalism metaepistemological scepticism Pyrrhonian skepticism |
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