Outlines of Skeptical-Dogmatism

On Disbelieving Our Philosophical Views

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

The ancient Pyrrhonian skeptics suspended judgment about all philosophical views. Their main opponents were the Dogmatists—those who believed their preferred philosophical views. In Outlines of Skeptical-Dogmatism: On Disbelieving Our Philosophical Views, Mark Walker argues, contra Pyrrhonians and Dogmatists, for a “darker” skepticism: that we should disbelieve our philosophical views. On the question of political morality, for example, we should disbelieve libertarianism, conservativism, socialism, liberalism, and any alternative ideologies. Since most humans have philosophical beliefs, such as about religious and political matters, humanity writ large should disbelieve their preferred philosophical views. Walker argues that Skeptical-Dogmatism permits a more realistic estimation of our epistemic powers. Dogmatists who believe their view is correct, while believing that two or more competing views are false, must—at least implicitly—take themselves to be “über epistemic superiors” to their disagreeing colleagues. Such a self-assessment is as implausible as it is hubristic. Skeptical-Dogmatism, in contrast, permits a more realistic and humbler epistemic self-conception. Walker also shows that there are no insuperable practical difficulties in living as a Skeptical-Dogmatist.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-12-11
Mått:159 x 239 x 23 mm
Vikt:603 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:330
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781666918885

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

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Mark Walker is professor in the philosophy department at New Mexico State University.

Recensioner i media

Recent times have seen an explosion of interest in the epistemic significance of disagreement. Drawing inspiration from Socrates and the ancient Pyrrhonists, Mark Walker’s new book contributes to the current epistemological debate on how one should react to disagreement by proposing a novel and provocative answer: in many multi-proposition philosophical disputes, each view should be deemed probably false. Since not only philosophers but also most laypersons hold philosophical views that have multiple competitors, Walker’s “skeptical-dogmatism” recommends a radical change in our attitude towards a centrally important set of our beliefs. Outlines of Skeptical Dogmatism is original, bold, learned, insightful, and readable.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionPart I: Skeptical-DogmatismChapter 1: A Paradox About Our Epistemic Self-Conception: Are You an Über Epistemic Superior?Chapter 2: Na-Na, Na-Na, Boo-Boo, the Accuracy of Your Philosophical Beliefs is Doo-DooChapter 3: Noetic SkepticismChapter 4: Skeptical-Dogmatism and the External WorldChapter 5: Skeptical-Dogmatism and the Self-Undermining ObjectionPart II: Against Skepticism and DogmatismChapter 6: Against SkepticismChapter 7: Against Egalitarian DogmatismChapter 8: Against Elitist DogmatismChapter 9: The Ethics of Philosophical BeliefPart III: The Life of a Skeptical-DogmatistChapter 10: The Lives of Skeptical-DogmatistsChapter 11: Philosophizing and Skeptical-DogmatismChapter 12: Creative Gadflies