The Oxford Handbook of Skepticism (Oxford Handbooks)

The Oxford Handbook of Skepticism features twenty-six newly commissioned articles by top figures in the field of skepticism. In the history of philosophical thought, few themes loom as large as skepticism. Skepticism has been the most visible and important part of debates about knowledge. Skepticism, at its most basic, questions our cognitive achievements, challenges our ability to obtain reliable knowledge. It casts doubt on our attempts to seek and understand the truth about everything from ethics, to other minds, religious belief, and even the underlying structure of matter and reality. Since Descartes, the defense of knowledge against skepticism has been one of the primary tasks not just of epistemology but philosophy itself. Part One contains articles explaining important kinds of skeptical reasoning. Part Two focuses on responses to skeptical arguments. Part Three concentrates on important contemporary issues revolving around skepticism. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Contents 8 Contributors 12 Introduction 16 PART I. VARIETIES OF SKEPTICSM AND SKEPTICAL ARGUMENTS 20 1. The Pyrrhonian Problematic 22 2. The Problem of the Criterion 47 3. Cartesian Skepticism: Arguments and Antecedents 66 4. Hume’s Skepticism 93 5. Skepticism about the External World 121 6. Skepticism about Induction 142 7. Skepticism about A Priori Justification: Self-Evidence, Defeasibility, and Cogito Propositions 162 8. Moral Realism, QuasiRealism, and Skepticism 189 9. Religious Skepticism 213 10. Live Skeptical Hypotheses 238 PART II. RESPONSES TO SKEPTICISM 260 11. Berkeley’s Treatment of Skepticism 262 12. Kant’s Response to Skepticism 278 13. Reid’s Response to the Skeptic 299 14. Peirce and Skepticism 323 15. Moore and Skepticism 343 16. Austin’s Way with Skepticism 361 17. Wittgenstein on Certainty 385 18. The Relativist Response to Radical Skepticism 405 PART III. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES 428 19. Ascriber Contextualism 430 20. Sensitivity, Safety, and Antiluck Epistemology 450 21. Closure and Alternative Possibilities 469 22. Contemporary Responses to Agrippa’s Trilemma 497 23. Externalist Responses to Skepticism 517 24. Internalist Responses to Skepticism 546 25. Virtue-Theoretic Responses to Skepticism 570 26. Disjunctivism and Skepticism 594 Index 618 A 618 B 618 C 618 D 619 E 619 F 619 G 620 H 620 I 620 J 620 K 620 L 621 M 621 N 621 O 621 P 621 Q 621 R 621 S 622 T 622 U 622 V 622 W 622 Y 623 Z 623 Contents......Page 8 Contributors......Page 12 Introduction......Page 16 PART I. VARIETIES OF SKEPTICSM AND SKEPTICAL ARGUMENTS......Page 20 1. The Pyrrhonian Problematic......Page 22 2. The Problem of the Criterion......Page 47 3. Cartesian Skepticism: Arguments and Antecedents......Page 66 4. Hume’s Skepticism......Page 93 5. Skepticism about the External World......Page 121 6. Skepticism about Induction......Page 142 7. Skepticism about A Priori Justification: Self-Evidence, Defeasibility, and Cogito Propositions......Page 162 8. Moral Realism, QuasiRealism, and Skepticism......Page 189 9. Religious Skepticism......Page 213 10. Live Skeptical Hypotheses......Page 238 PART II. RESPONSES TO SKEPTICISM......Page 260 11. Berkeley’s Treatment of Skepticism......Page 262 12. Kant’s Response to Skepticism......Page 278 13. Reid’s Response to the Skeptic......Page 299 14. Peirce and Skepticism......Page 323 15. Moore and Skepticism......Page 343 16. Austin’s Way with Skepticism......Page 361 17. Wittgenstein on Certainty......Page 385 18. The Relativist Response to Radical Skepticism......Page 405 PART III. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES......Page 428 19. Ascriber Contextualism......Page 430 20. Sensitivity, Safety, and Antiluck Epistemology......Page 450 21. Closure and Alternative Possibilities......Page 469 22. Contemporary Responses to Agrippa’s Trilemma......Page 497 23. Externalist Responses to Skepticism......Page 517 24. Internalist Responses to Skepticism......Page 546 25. Virtue-Theoretic Responses to Skepticism......Page 570 26. Disjunctivism and Skepticism......Page 594 C......Page 618 F......Page 619 K......Page 620 R......Page 621 W......Page 622 Z......Page 623

In the history of philosophical thought, few themes loom as large as skepticism. Skepticism has been the most visible and important part of debates about knowledge. Skepticism at its most basic questions our cognitive achievements, challenges our ability to obtain reliable knowledge; casting doubt on our attempts to seek and understand the truth about everything from ethics, to other minds, religious belief, and even the underlying structure of matter and reality. Since Descartes, the defense of knowledge against skepticism has been one of the primary tasks not just of epistemology but philosophy itself.

The Oxford Handbook of Skepticism features twenty-six newly commissioned chapters by top figures in the field. Part One contains articles explaining important kinds of skeptical reasoning. Part Two focuses on responses to skeptical arguments. Part Three concentrates on important contemporary issues revolving around skepticism. As the first volume of its kind, the articles make significant contributions to the debate on skepticism.

In The History Of Philosophical Thought, Few Themes Loom As Large As Skepticism. This Text Contains Articles Explaining Important Kinds Of Skeptical Reasoning, Focuses On Responses To Skeptical Arguments, And Concentrates On Important Contemporary Issues Revolving Around Skepticism. Varieties Of Skepticism And Skeptical Arguments -- Responses To Skepticism -- Contemporary Issues. Edited By John Greco. Series From Jacket. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Oxford Handbook of Skepticism features twenty-six newly commissioned chapters by top figures in the field. It explains important kinds of skeptical reasoning, examines the responses to skeptical arguments, and delves into the important contemporary issues revolving around skepticism.