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Knowledge and Skepticism
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The Simulation Argument
Proposes that there's a significant probability that our reality is an artificial simulation, challenging assumptions about the authenticity of our world.
Feminist Epistemology
Critiques traditional epistemology for ignoring or undervaluing the epistemic contributions of women, challenging gender biases in the production of knowledge.
The Gettier Problem
Provides examples where individuals have justified true belief (previously the standard definition of knowledge) without actually knowing, challenging the traditional analysis of knowledge.
Cartesian Skepticism
Utilizes systematic doubt to question the validity of all beliefs, in order to establish an indubitable basis for knowledge.
Münchhausen Trilemma
Demonstrates the problem with justifying any belief due to the infinite regress, circular reasoning, or axiomatic assertions, questioning the foundation of knowledge.
The Problem of the Criterion
Raises the issue of how to determine the right criterion for knowing without already having knowledge, questioning the process of justifying knowledge claims.
Zeno's Paradoxes
Highlights the discrepancy between theoretical divisibility of space and time and the experience of motion and change, challenging empirical observations.
Brain in a Vat
Questions the reliability of sense experience and whether one's perceptions truly reflect the external world.
Pyrrhonian Skepticism
Advocates suspending judgment about all beliefs, which leads to questioning the certainty of knowledge.
Moral Skepticism
Challenges the existence of objective moral truths and suggests that moral beliefs may not be justified.
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