Skepticism and Stuff

Question 1

If you’re a solipsist, this person is your best friend

Answer 1

yourself

Question 1

What do Pyrrhonian skeptics seek?

Answer 1

Ataraxia, freedom from disturbance

Question 2

How do Pyrrhonian skeptics try to get around the self-defeat objection?

Answer 2

They say skepticism isn’t a system of beliefs

Question 3

What is Descartes’ argument for external world skepticism?

Answer 3

1. you don’t know you’re not being deceived about EW
2. If you don’t know you’re not being deceived about EW, you don’t have knowledge about it
3. Therefore you don’t have knowledge about EW

Question 4

How would the Pyrrhonian skeptic use the mode of regress to defeat your claim to knowledge?

Answer 4

constant “how do you know?” or “why? questions until they get to an unanswerable question