Nnpeter unger a defense of skepticism pdf

A universal form of cartesian skepticism would have to hold, for some proposition of the form suspension of judgment is the only justified attitude regarding p. His book, ignorance, presents a series of arguments defending. Unger is a contemporary american philosopher and professor at new york university. If you thought there were rocks and you said you know there is rocks, but you find out someone is controlling your brain, can you really still say there are rocks. There are certain arguments for skepticism which conform to a familiar. Peter unger is one of the more ardent contemporary advocates of philosophical skepticism. The argument is based on two premises, to wit, that knowledge. I support the theory of skepticism because there is no real way to know if something is real or not, now maybe not as. He disagrees, and he offers a defense of skepticism based upon a discussion of what he calls absolute termsterms which apply without qualification. These arguments rely, at least for their psychological power, on vivid descriptions of exotic contrast cases.

Unger, peter 1974 an argument for skepticism, philosophic exchange. Ungers argument for skepticism revisited douven 2008. Peter unger, new york university repository citation unger, peter 1974 an argument for skepticism, philosophic exchange. Unger has written a defense of profound philosophical skepticism. In this, unger joins one of the longest traditions of philosophical thought. I mean to offer a positive argument for skepticism about knowledge. Peter unger, a defense of skepticism philosophical. The skeptic following peter unger 1975 says that knowledge is an abso lute term. Shane andre 1982 canadian journal of philosophy 12 3. Sophisticated worries about what skepticism requires. When i invoke unger in the main text, it is the skeptical unger of the 1970s. His book, ignorance, presents a series of arguments defending skeptical positions. Skepticism notes stanford encyclopedia of philosophy.