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Epistemology. Philosophical skepticism ( UK spelling: scepticism; from Greek σκέψις skepsis, "inquiry") is a family of philosophical views that question the possibility of knowledge. [ 1][ 2] It differs from other forms of skepticism in that it even rejects very plausible knowledge claims that belong to basic common sense.
The Skeptic's Dictionary. The Skeptic's Dictionary is a collection of cross-referenced skeptical essays by Robert Todd Carroll, published on his website skepdic.com and in a printed book. [1] [2] The skepdic.com site was launched in 1994 and the book was published in 2003 with nearly 400 entries. As of January 2011 the website has over 700 ...
Robert Boyle FRS [ 2] ( / bɔɪl /; 25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was an Anglo-Irish [ 3] natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, alchemist and inventor. Boyle is largely regarded today as the first modern chemist, and therefore one of the founders of modern chemistry, and one of the pioneers of modern experimental scientific method.
Martin Gardner (October 21, 1914 – May 22, 2010) was an American popular mathematics and popular science writer with interests also encompassing magic, scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literature – especially the writings of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, and G. K. Chesterton. [ 4][ 5] He was a leading authority ...
Skepticism. Skepticism, also spelled scepticism in British English, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. [ 1] For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing war then the person doubts that these claims are accurate.
Scientific skepticism or rational skepticism (also spelled scepticism ), sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, [ 1] is a position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking empirical evidence. In practice, the term most commonly refers to the examination of claims and theories that appear to be beyond mainstream science, rather ...
Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. [26] The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those words are constructed in the clue. The second way is the hidden ...
Lists of skepticism topics. Scientific skepticism (also spelled scepticism) is the practice of questioning whether claims are supported by empirical research and have reproducibility, as part of a methodological norm pursuing "the extension of certified knowledge". [1] Scientific skepticism, or skepticism for short, manifests itself since the ...