Radical skepticism

Short description: Philosophical position that knowledge is most likely impossible

Radical skepticism (or radical scepticism in British English) is the philosophical position that knowledge is most likely impossible.^[1] Radical skeptics hold that doubt exists as to the veracity of every belief and that certainty is therefore never justified. To determine the extent to which it is possible to respond to radical skeptical challenges is the task of epistemology or "the theory of knowledge".^[2]

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↑ Feyerabend, Paul (1999). For and against Method. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 395. ISBN 0-226-46775-9.
↑ Dancy, Jonathan (1993). A Companion to Epistemology. Oxford: Blackwell. pp. 89. ISBN 0-631-19258-1.

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[1] Feyerabend, Paul (1999). For and against Method. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 395. ISBN 0-226-46775-9.

[2] Dancy, Jonathan (1993). A Companion to Epistemology. Oxford: Blackwell. pp. 89. ISBN 0-631-19258-1.

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v t e Skepticism
Types	Academic Moral Scientific Philosophical Religious (Jewish) Local Environmental Pyrrhonian Cartesian Daoist Pseudoskepticism Zététique
Skeptical hypotheses	Evil genius Brain in a vat Dream argument Omphalos hypothesis
Responses	Here is one hand Semantic externalism Process reliabilism Epistemic closure Contextualism Relativism
Lists	List of books about skepticism List of scientific skeptics List of skeptical conferences List of skeptical magazines List of skeptical organizations List of skeptical podcasts

Radical skepticism

Topic: Philosophy

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