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[from 'The View from Nowhere' by Thomas Nagel, in 2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity ]

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 Reference

Nagel,Thomas: 'The View from Nowhere' [OUP 1989], p.71