In Defense of Piecemeal Skepticism

International Journal for the Study of Skepticism 7 (1):53-56 (2017)
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Abstract

Anthony Brueckner and Jon Altschul suggest a version of skepticism according to which the skeptic posits a distinct skeptical hypothesis for each external world proposition that a person claims to know. In a recent issue of this journal, Eric Yang argues against this piecemeal approach. In this note, I show that Yang’s argument against piecemeal skepticism is fallacious.

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Against Piecemeal Skepticism.Eric Yang - 2015 - International Journal for the Study of Skepticism 5 (3):253-256.

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