Skepticism and Inquiry
Abstract In this paper, I am interested in skepticism’s downstream effects on further inquiry. To account for these downstream effects, we need to distinguish (i) the (skepticism-supporting) reasons for doubting whether p, (ii) one’s other background beliefs bearing on the prospects that further inq...
| Τόπος έκδοσης: | International journal for the study of skepticism |
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Brill
2020
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| Στο/Στη: |
International journal for the study of skepticism
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| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Σκεπτικισμός
/ Ερώτηση
/ Επιστημονική σκέψη
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | AB Φιλοσοφία της θρησκείας, Κριτική της θρησκείας, Αθεϊσμός VA Φιλοσοφία |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Defeater
B scientific dissent B Skepticism B Inquiry B Doubt |
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| Σύνοψη: | Abstract In this paper, I am interested in skepticism’s downstream effects on further inquiry. To account for these downstream effects, we need to distinguish (i) the (skepticism-supporting) reasons for doubting whether p, (ii) one’s other background beliefs bearing on the prospects that further inquiry would improve one’s epistemic position on p, and (iii) the value one assigns to determining whether p. I advance two claims regarding skepticism’s downstream effects on inquiry. First, it is characteristic of “radical” forms of skepticism that (i) is sufficient to undermine the prospect described in (ii). By contrast (and second), ordinary forms of skepticism, which can be identified in connection with (ii), can actually be a boon to inquiry by enhancing (iii). In such cases, having reasons for skeptical doubt is not merely compatible with inquiring further, but also serves to motivate and to help frame such inquiry. |
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| ISSN: | 2210-5700 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: International journal for the study of skepticism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22105700-BJA10019 |