La naturalidad del escepticismo

Vol 16, No 2 (2012) • Principia: an international journal of epistemology

Autor: Jesus Antonio Coll Mármol

Abstract:

In this article I examine M. Williams’ antisceptical strategy of considering skepticism as an unnatural position philosophically charged, which for him implies that skepticism has nothing to do with our epistemic practices. I admit that this strategy is really promising, especially when applied to Cartesian scepticism. However, when it faces an older ancestor of Cartesian scepticism, Pyrrhonian scepticism, this situation changes. I concentrate on Fogelin’s neopyrrhonist proposal and how Williams’ strategy would face it. I will defend that Pyrrhonian scepticism is a completely natural kind of scepticism according to our epistemic practices. I will also maintain that this kind of skepticism is the unavoidable result of reflecting about those epistemic practices.

ISSN: 1414-4217

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2012v16n2p277

Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2012v16n2p277/24102

Palavras-Chave: Skepticism,pyrrhonism,Michel Williams,Robert

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