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The concepts are related through epistemological debates concerning whether knowledge of the external world is possible, as discussed in the works of John Greco {fact:1, fact:2, fact:3}, Fred Wilson [1], and Noah Lemos {fact:8, fact:9}. Furthermore, these concepts are linked by definitions of skepticism {fact:4, fact:5} and the positivist view that knowledge is derived from empirical facts about the external world [2].
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Virtue Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 3 facts
claimJohn Greco's response to skepticism allows for knowledge of the external world even in cases where a person lacks cogent or non-question-begging reasons for believing that the external world exists.
claimIf an agent possesses a reliable disposition to form beliefs about the external world based on sensory experience, knowledge of the external world is possible for that agent under John Greco's account of knowledge, even if the agent lacks grounds that satisfy the skeptic's stringent demands.
claimJohn Greco argues against skepticism about the external world by claiming that if a person possesses a reliable disposition to reason from the appearance of an external world to its existence, then knowledge of the external world is possible for that person.
Understanding epistemology and its key approaches in research cefcambodia.com 3 facts
claimThe core argument of positivism is that facts about the external world exist to be discovered, and knowledge is based on sensory experience measurable through empirical or scientific inquiry.
referenceThe infallibility argument, as formulated by Noah Lemos (2007), posits that because humans are not infallible about the existence and character of the external world, and knowledge requires infallibility, humans do not have knowledge about the external world.
referenceThe certainty argument, as formulated by Noah Lemos (2007), posits that because one cannot be certain about the external world, and knowledge requires certainty, one cannot know what the external world is like.
Epistemology - Belief, Justification, Rationality | Britannica britannica.com 1 fact
claimRadical skepticism claims that knowledge of an external world does not exist.
Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimFred Wilson authored the book 'The External World and Our Knowledge of It: Hume's Critical Realism, an Exposition and a Defence', published by the University of Toronto Press in 2008.
Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
claimLocal skepticism is the view that knowledge is limited in specific domains like mathematics, morality, or the external world, whereas global skepticism is the view that humans cannot know anything at all.