Skepticism is the ideology that knowledge can never be certain and at times should be doubted. Since 5th century BCE skepticism has taken many forms and has been used for various purposes. Today it affects a wide range of people because skepticism isn't just used by philosophers but everyday people. Our presentation will dive into the multitude of applications that skepticism may be used for.
- What is skepticism? (if you don’t know this, you were probably sleeping through our presentation) The ideology that knowledge can never be certain.
- What group of philosophers are credited with starting skepticism. Eleatic
- Name one form of skepticism
- Philosophical
- Voltairian
- Scientific
- Dogmatic
- Nihilistic
- section 6 Lennon, Matthew, Leo
Skepticism is great, but can be detrimental when taken too far. If you ignore all evidence then you are “certain” of nothing and if you accept everything as definite then you become unable to accept facts that contradict your preconceptions.
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