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Essay Plan on Scepticism
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The limits of Knowledge“Do any arguments successfully defeat global scepticism”
Intro Argue that knowledge of an external world is possible via a reliable method, so global
scepticism can be defeated.
Strongest argument is that from reliabilism as it rejects the justification needed for
knowledge, which overcomes globalism as that's what they tend to attack
Descartes third wave POSSIBILITY Evil demon is global skeptic. If we are being deceived by an evil demon
of doubt from the then we cannot know anything, because everything we have experienced may have
cogito been an illusion.
God exists and is not a If God exists he would not deceive me, Uses intuition and deduction thesis, trademark
deceiver argument.
Sceptical response to Challenge the fallacy of composition, ideas do not have to be as perfect as other ideas.
Descartes- God If god doesn't exist, we cannot know he is protecting us from being deceived. Still leaves
doesn't exist the possibility, which is enough to prove we cannot have knowledge.
Reliabilism Define reliabilism. If I am not being perceived then my perception is reliable. A person
can have knowledge without justification. Sceptical arguments exploit weakness in the
justification of knowledge. Beliefs can count as knowledge even if we are unable to
provide a cogent defence of our belief.
Assumes reliabilism is It presumes that reliabilism is the correct definition for knowledge, however if we go to
the correct account for some other definition of knowledge, infallibilism, then we cannot provide proper
knowledge justification for our knowledge, so according to other definitions, i cannot have
knowledge.
Reliabilism is the more Reliabilism offers a more practical and realistic account of knowledge, which is more in
probable account, so line with our everyday account of knowledge. Infallibilism sets the bar very high for
can overcome knowledge (unrealistic) it is difficult to meet in practice.
scepticism
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