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Outlines of Skeptical-Dogmatism

On Disbelieving Our Philosophical Views
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The ancient Pyrrhonians skeptics suspended judgment about all philosophical views. Their main opponents were the Dogmatists-those who believed their preferred philosophical views. In Outlines of Skeptical-Dogmatism: On Disbelieving Our Philosophical Views, Mark Walker argues, contra Pyrrhonians and Dogmatists, for a "darker" skepticism: we should disbelieve our philosophical views. On the question of political morality, for example, we should disbelieve libertarianism, conservativism, socialism, liberalism, and any alternative ideologies. Since most humans have beliefs about philosophical subject matter, such as beliefs about religious and political matters, humanity writ large should disbelieve their preferred philosophical views. Walker argues that Skeptical-Dogmatism permits a more realistic estimation of our epistemic powers. Dogmatists who believe their view is correct, while believing that two or more competitor views of their opponents are false, must-at least implicitly-take themselves to be "ueber epistemic superiors" to their disagreeing colleagues. Such a self-assessment is as implausible as it is hubristic. Skeptical-Dogmatism, in contrast, permits a more realistic and humbler epistemic self-conception. The author also shows that there are no insuperable practical difficulties in living as a Skeptical-Dogmatist.
Mark Walker is professor in the philosophy department at New Mexico State University.
Introduction Part I: Skeptical-Dogmatism Chapter 1: A Paradox About Our Epistemic Self-Conception: Are You an UEber Epistemic Superior? Chapter 2: Na-Na, Na-Na, Boo-Boo, the Accuracy of Your Philosophical Beliefs is Doo-Doo Chapter 3: Noetic Skepticism Chapter 4: Skeptical-Dogmatism and the External World Chapter 5: Skeptical-Dogmatism and the Self-Undermining Objection Part II: Against Skepticism and Dogmatism Chapter 6: Against Skepticism Chapter 7: Against Egalitarian Dogmatism Chapter 8: Against Elitist Dogmatism Chapter 9: The Ethics of Philosophical Belief Part III: The Life of a Skeptical-Dogmatist Chapter 10: The Lives of Skeptical-Dogmatists Chapter 11: Philosophizing and Skeptical-Dogmatism Chapter 12: Creative Gadflies
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