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Feb 11, 2009
What is Skepticism?
By: Jeremy Salow
Skeptics see evidence and plausibility as the best way to assure that ideas are reality-based, allowing one to come as close as possible to objective truth. more...
Jan 4, 2009
Berkeley's Conceivability Argument
By: Peter Burnham
Berkeley's Conceivability Argument is very important because, by accepting it, you essentially agree that there is no external objective reality that we can conceive of. more...
Berkeley's Argument from Relativity
Berkeley's Relativity Argument successfully shows that Locke's primary/secondary quality distinction was flawed. It does not, however, deal Locke's theory a fatal blow. more...
Locke's Primary & Secondary Quality Distinction
Locke theorised a distinction between the primary and secondary properties of objects which, with some adapting, can still survive its criticisms today. more...
Jul 1, 2007
On How to Justify One's Beliefs
By: Dorothea Lotter
One of the central debates in 20th Century epistemology concerns the concept of justification. This article gives a brief overview over some major theories in the field. more...
Human Wisdom
This article discusses Socrates's idea of wisdom in the light of recent findings in empirical psychology. more...
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