The skeptical argument against knowledge typically proceeds in two steps: first, by identifying a proposition the subject agrees they do not know (a skeptical hypothesis), and second, by arguing that because the subject does not know that hypothesis, they cannot know the original proposition (e.g., that they have hands).

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• Person: Not available Organization: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2019 Edition)

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• Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2019 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper

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• knowledge concept
• skeptical arguments concept