![]() ![]() ![]() While it is not clear that the scandal matters to anyone but philosophers, philosophers point out that it should matter to everyone, at least given a certain conception of knowledge. Scepticism is the skeleton in Western rationalism's closet'. Philosopher Michael Williams writes: 'Is it possible to obtain knowledge at all? This problem is pressing because there are powerful arguments, some very ancient, for the conclusion that it is not. The scandal is philosophy's apparent inability to show how, when and why we can be sure that we know something or, indeed, that we know anything. It has been said that knowledge, or the problem of knowledge, is the scandal of philosophy. The passage below is accompanied by a set of questions. Read tons of stuff from Bharath's Curated Reading list and get a wonderful VARC score. The best way to improve your VARC skill is Reading. ![]()
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