Open AccessHinge Conditions: An Argument Against Skepticism
Author(s) -
Blake Barbour,
Class of
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
boller review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2476-0420
DOI - 10.18776/tcu/br/1/27
Subject(s) - skepticism , argument (complex analysis) , epistemology , philosophy , focus (optics) , physics , optics , chemistry , biochemistry
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the problem of skepticism as the Transmissibility Argument represents it, and to explore different avenues for overcoming the argument for skepticism. The fallibilist’s response to skepticism will be briefly explored, along with the skeptic’s counterargument to fallibilism. The main focus of the paper will be on Wittgenstein’s concept of hinge propositions; however, this will be supplemented by Dretske’s idea that the communication channels through which knowledge can be gained have built-in channel conditions. By the end of this paper, I will have put forth the notion that the existence of hinge conditions may be a possible solution to skepticism.