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1. Skepticism: In a general sense, skepticism or scepticism (Greek: skeptomai, to look about, to consider) refers to any doctrine or way of thought denying the ability of our mind to reach certainty. Originating in the human tendency to question the reliability ... [100%] 2023-02-04
2. Skepticism: Skepticism, also spelled scepticism, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing war then the ... (Doubtful attitude toward knowledge claims) [100%] 2023-09-29 [Skepticism] [Epistemological theories]...
3. Skepticism: Philosophical skepticism is interesting because there are intriguing arguments for it despite its initial implausibility. Many contemporary epistemological positions can be fruitfully presented as responding to some aspect of those arguments. (Philosophy) [100%] 2022-02-08
4. Skepticism: Skepticism is a philosophical point of view, and a skeptic is one who embraces skepticism. In Ancient Greek philosophy, there were two very different schools of skepticism. [100%] 2023-10-06
5. Skepticism: Skepticism, also known as scientific skepticism, is the art of constantly questioning and doubting claims and assertions, and holding that the accumulation of evidence is of fundamental importance. Skeptics use the methods and tools of science and critical thinking to ... [100%] 2023-12-18 [Philosophy] [Science]...
6. Skepticism: "Skepticism exercised by professional colleagues in the form of peer review is widely agreed to have been one of the main ingredients responsible for the success of modern science. .. [100%] 2023-02-25 [Epistemology]
7. Skepticism: Skepticism, also spelled scepticism in British English, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing ... (Doubtful attitude toward knowledge claims) [100%] 2024-09-01 [Skepticism] [Doubt]...
8. Healthy Skepticism: Healthy Skepticism Inc is an international non-profit organisation whose main aim is to "improve health by reducing harm from misleading drug promotion". Healthy Skepticism was founded in 1983 with the name Medical Lobby for Appropriate Marketing (MaLAM). (Organization) [70%] 2023-11-02 [Pharmaceutical industry] [Organizations (Medicine)]...
9. Moral Skepticism: “Moral Skepticism” names a diverse collection of views that deny or raise doubts about various roles of reason in morality. Different versions of moral skepticism deny or doubt moral knowledge, justified moral belief, moral truth, moral facts or properties, and ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2022-07-23
10. Medieval Skepticism: Overarching surveys of the history of philosophy often leave the impression that philosophical skepticism—roughly, the position that nothing can be known—had many adherents in the Ancient and Hellenistic Periods, disappeared completely as a topic of intellectual interest during ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2022-02-08
11. Ancient Skepticism: The Greek word skepsis means investigation. By calling themselves skeptics, the ancient skeptics thus describe themselves as investigators. (Philosophy) [70%] 2022-02-10
12. Healthy Skepticism: Healthy Skepticism Inc is an international non-profit organisation whose main aim is to "improve health by reducing harm from misleading drug promotion". Healthy Skepticism was founded in 1983 with the name Medical Lobby for Appropriate Marketing (MaLAM). [70%] 2024-04-18 [Pharmaceutical industry] [Medical and health organisations based in Australia]...
13. Skepticism of Evolution: Evolution skeptics are those who are skeptical of the theory of evolution, and question its doctrines. Though skeptics of evolution are not (necessarily) Creationists, they do not fully subscribe to evolutionist dogma. [57%] 2023-02-17 [Evolution] [Creation]...
14. Skepticism in law: Skepticism in law is a school of jurisprudence that was a reaction against the idea of natural law, and a response to the 'formalism' of legal positivists. Legal skepticism is sometimes known as legal realism. [57%] 2024-01-13 [Theories of law] [Sociology of law]...
15. Skepticism in law: Skepticism in law is a school of jurisprudence that was a reaction against the idea of natural law, and a response to the 'formalism' of legal positivists. Legal skepticism is sometimes known as legal realism. (Philosophy) [57%] 2023-12-04 [Philosophy of law]
16. Skepticism about science: Skepticism about science is an interesting angle one encounters when discussing matters of science with, usually, pompous gits people of faith who are bright, but find that some science utterly contradicts their deeply held beliefs. Rather than apply the concepts ... [57%] 2023-12-25 [Skepticism] [Woo]...
17. Skepticism About Moral Responsibility: Skepticism about moral responsibility, or what is more commonly referred to as moral responsibility skepticism, refers to a family of views that all take seriously the possibility that human beings are never morally responsible for their actions in a particular ... (Philosophy) [50%] 2021-12-24
18. Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia: Guerilla Skepticism on Wikipedia (GSoW) is a group that edits Wikipedia articles to improve skeptical content. It's also the tyrannical shadow government of Wikipedia, censoring views not in alignment with the Skeptical Scriptures. [50%] 2023-11-14 [Conspiracy theories] [Skeptical organizations]...
19. Skepticism and Content Externalism: A number of skeptical hypotheses or scenarios have been proposed which can be used as the basis for arguments to the effect that we lack knowledge of various propositions about objects in the external world, propositions that we normally take ... (Philosophy) [50%] 2022-02-21
20. Skepticism in Latin America: This entry examines the development and impact of the study of philosophical skepticism throughout Latin America. It also highlights some significant trends and important contributions made to this venerable tradition by a number of Latin American philosophers. (Philosophy) [50%] 2021-12-25
21. Skepticism about China remaining a global power: China faces a number of serious intractable problems. A number of leading geopolitical analysts are pessimistic about China's remaining a global power. [37%] 2023-02-20
22. Scientific skepticism: "This is the crux of the scientific attitude: an abiding faith in some view or opinion allied to a healthy skepticism; a questioning challenging doubt of new ideas; but a mind definitely open to new ideas."—Dr. Kenneth B. [70%] 2023-02-09 [Science] [Philosophy]...
23. Radical skepticism: Radical skepticism (or radical scepticism in British English) is the philosophical position that knowledge is most likely impossible. Radical skeptics hold that doubt exists as to the veracity of every belief and that certainty is therefore never justified. (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-10-04 [Skepticism]
24. Academic skepticism: Academic skepticism refers to the skeptical period of the Academy dating from around 266 BCE, when Arcesilaus became scholarch, until around 90 BCE, when Antiochus of Ascalon rejected skepticism, although individual philosophers, such as Favorinus and his teacher Plutarch, continued ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-11-02 [Academic skepticism] [Epistemological theories]...
25. Local skepticism: Local skepticism is the view that one cannot possess knowledge in some particular domain. It contrasts with global skepticism (also known as absolute skepticism or universal skepticism), the view that one cannot know anything at all. (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-11-30 [Skepticism]
26. Environmental skepticism: Environmental skepticism is the belief that statements by environmentalists, and the environmental scientists who support them, are false or exaggerated. The term is also applied to those who are critical of environmentalism in general. (Skepticism of environmentalism) [70%] 2024-01-14 [Environmental skepticism]
27. Religious skepticism: Religious skepticism is a type of skepticism relating to religion. Religious skeptics question religious authority and are not necessarily anti-religious but skeptical of specific or all religious beliefs and/or practices. (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-11-02 [Philosophy of religion] [Skepticism]...
28. Philosophical skepticism: Skepticism refers to a number of different things - it can mean simply a tendency to doubt: if, for instance, someone tells you that they were abducted by aliens or that they had supernatural powers, you would be quite right to ... [70%] 2023-06-25
29. Philosophical skepticism: Skepticism s the theory that the real truth can never be known with certainty. The Skeptical School was founded by Pyrrho of Elis (about 365-275 BC) in ancient Greece. [70%] 2023-02-19 [Philosophy]
30. Scientific skepticism: Scientific skepticism or rational skepticism (also spelled scepticism), sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking empirical evidence. In practice, the term most commonly references the examination of claims and ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-10-21 [Scientific skepticism] [Social movements]...
31. Moral skepticism: Moral skepticism (or moral scepticism in British English) is a class of meta-ethical theories all members of which entail that no one has any moral knowledge. Many moral skeptics also make the stronger, modal claim that moral knowledge is ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-11-02 [Skepticism] [Ethical theories]...
32. Moral skepticism: Moral skepticism (or moral scepticism in British English) is a class of meta-ethical theories all members of which entail that no one has any moral knowledge. Many moral skeptics also make the stronger, modal claim that moral knowledge is ... (Ethical theory) [70%] 2024-08-31 [Metaethics] [Skepticism]...
33. Scientific skepticism: Scientific skepticism or rational skepticism (also spelled scepticism), sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking empirical evidence. In practice, the term most commonly refers to the examination of claims ... (Questioning of claims lacking empirical evidence) [70%] 2024-08-31 [Scientific skepticism] [Social movements]...
34. Academic skepticism: Academic skepticism refers to the skeptical period of the Academy dating from around 266 BCE, when Arcesilaus became scholarch, until around 90 BCE, when Antiochus of Ascalon rejected skepticism, although individual philosophers, such as Favorinus and his teacher Plutarch, continued ... (Skeptical period of ancient Academy) [70%] 2024-08-23 [Academic skepticism] [Ancient Greek epistemology]...
35. Openness and skepticism: "Too much openness and you accept every notion, idea, and hypothesis - which is tantamount to knowing nothing. Too much skepticism - especially rejection of new ideas before they are adequately tested - and you're not only unpleasantly grumpy, but also closed ... [57%] 2023-06-23 [Epistemology]
36. Global warming skepticism: Global warming skepticism is scientific opposition to the anthropogenic global warming theory (or AGW hypothesis), i.e., the idea that much or most of the last 100 years of global warming is caused by human activity. This skepticism has been ... [57%] 2023-03-02 [Global Warming]
37. Lists about skepticism: Scientific skepticism (also spelled scepticism) is the practice of questioning whether claims are supported by empirical research and have reproducibility, as part of a methodological norm pursuing "the extension of certified knowledge". Scientific skepticism, or skepticism for short, manifests itself ... (Philosophy) [57%] 2024-01-12 [Scientific skepticism]