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Full Idea
The search for objective knowledge, because of its commitment to realism, cannot refute scepticism and must proceed under its shadow, and scepticism is only a problem because of the realist claims of objectivity.
Gist of Idea
Realism invites scepticism because it claims to be objective
Source
Thomas Nagel (The View from Nowhere [1986], V.1)
Book Ref
Nagel,Thomas: 'The View from Nowhere' [OUP 1989], p.71