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The Simulation Argument

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Proposes that there's a significant probability that our reality is an artificial simulation, challenging assumptions about the authenticity of our world.

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Feminist Epistemology

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Critiques traditional epistemology for ignoring or undervaluing the epistemic contributions of women, challenging gender biases in the production of knowledge.

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The Gettier Problem

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Provides examples where individuals have justified true belief (previously the standard definition of knowledge) without actually knowing, challenging the traditional analysis of knowledge.

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Cartesian Skepticism

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Utilizes systematic doubt to question the validity of all beliefs, in order to establish an indubitable basis for knowledge.

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Münchhausen Trilemma

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Demonstrates the problem with justifying any belief due to the infinite regress, circular reasoning, or axiomatic assertions, questioning the foundation of knowledge.

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The Problem of the Criterion

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Raises the issue of how to determine the right criterion for knowing without already having knowledge, questioning the process of justifying knowledge claims.

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Zeno's Paradoxes

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Highlights the discrepancy between theoretical divisibility of space and time and the experience of motion and change, challenging empirical observations.

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Brain in a Vat

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Questions the reliability of sense experience and whether one's perceptions truly reflect the external world.

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Pyrrhonian Skepticism

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Advocates suspending judgment about all beliefs, which leads to questioning the certainty of knowledge.

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Moral Skepticism

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Challenges the existence of objective moral truths and suggests that moral beliefs may not be justified.

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