Skepticism And Doubt

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Key Concepts

Pyrrhonian Skepticism

A school of thought that questions the possibility of certain knowledge, arguing that we can’t be sure of our beliefs.

Cartesian Doubt

A methodological approach to questioning everything one knows, as exemplified by René Descartes’ ‘Meditations on First Philosophy’.

Fallibilism

The view that all knowledge is provisional and subject to revision based on new evidence or arguments.