Question: Skepticism has played a key role in the formation of our…

Question: Skepticism has played a key role in the formation of our…

Question: Skepticism has played a key role in the formation of our

understanding of the natural world. Explain the contributions of skepticism to knowledge of the external world and of other minds. Explain the ways one might respond to the concerns raised by the sceptic and explain how one might respond to them. What lessons do we learn from skepticism?

Course Philosophy 300 – Introduction to philosophy

References:
• Thomas Nagel, “What Does It All Mean?: A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy,” Oxford University Press

Philosophical Methodology and Knowledge and Skepticism (subsequent readings are from Nagel
Nagel chapter 2 • Massimo Pigliucci, “The Logic of Skepticism,” Psychology Today