Skepticism
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| - | '''Skepticism''' or '''scepticism''' is generally any questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts, or [[doubt]] regarding claims that are taken for granted elsewhere. | + | '''Skepticism''' or '''scepticism''' (see [[American and British English spelling differences|spelling differences]]) is generally any questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts, or [[doubt]] regarding claims that are taken for granted elsewhere. |
| - | [[Philosophical skepticism]] is an overall approach that requires all information to be well supported by evidence. Classical philosophical skepticism derives from the 'Skeptikoi', a school who "asserted nothing". Adherents of [[Pyrrhonism]], for instance, suspend judgment in investigations. Skeptics may even doubt the reliability of their own senses. Religious skepticism, on the other hand, is "doubt concerning basic religious principles (such as immortality, providence, and revelation)". | + | [[Philosophical skepticism]] is an overall approach that requires all information to be well supported by evidence. Classical philosophical skepticism derives from the 'Skeptikoi', a school who "asserted nothing". Adherents of [[Pyrrhonism]] (and more recently, partially synonymous with [[Fallibilism]]), for instance, suspend judgment in investigations. Skeptics may even doubt the reliability of their own senses. [[Religious skepticism]], on the other hand, is "doubt concerning basic religious principles (such as immortality, providence, and revelation)". [[Scientific skepticism]] is about testing scientific beliefs for reliability, by subjecting them to [[systematic|systematic]] investigation using the [[scientific method]], to create [[empirical evidence]] for them. |
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Skepticism or scepticism (see spelling differences) is generally any questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts, or doubt regarding claims that are taken for granted elsewhere.
Philosophical skepticism is an overall approach that requires all information to be well supported by evidence. Classical philosophical skepticism derives from the 'Skeptikoi', a school who "asserted nothing". Adherents of Pyrrhonism (and more recently, partially synonymous with Fallibilism), for instance, suspend judgment in investigations. Skeptics may even doubt the reliability of their own senses. Religious skepticism, on the other hand, is "doubt concerning basic religious principles (such as immortality, providence, and revelation)". Scientific skepticism is about testing scientific beliefs for reliability, by subjecting them to systematic investigation using the scientific method, to create empirical evidence for them.
See also
Literary skeptics
- Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary
- Ignacy Krasicki: Fables and Parables
- Bolesław Prus: Pharaoh
- Voltaire: Candide
- Montaigne: Essais.
- Herman Melville: Moby-Dick, other works
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