limits of knowledge key words Flashcards
epistemology
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Global scepticism
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Raises doubts about knowledge in general
2
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Indubitable
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Cannot be doubted
3
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Local scepticism
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Scepticism restricted to a particular set of beliefs
4
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Normal incredulity
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Raising doubts about a single belief when there is good reason to doubt. It is
sensitive to evidence, meaning the doubt can be overcome if the grounds for
doubt are removed/disproved.
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Philosophical scepticism
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Raising doubts about whole sets of beliefs. Philosophical doubt is extreme,
theoretical, and often used to test the strength of knowledge claims.
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Reliabilism
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A theory of knowledge which states that knowledge is true belief arrived at
through a reliable cognitive process
