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13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 1. Scepticism

3594	Scepticism just reveals our limited ability to explain things [Williams,M]
	Full Idea: All the sceptic's arguments show is that there are limits to our capacity to give reasons or cite evidence.
	From: Michael Williams (Problems of Knowledge [2001], Ch.13)

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 2. Types of Scepticism

3575	Scepticism can involve discrepancy, relativity, infinity, assumption and circularity [Williams,M]
	Full Idea: The classical Five Modes of Scepticism are Discrepancy (people always disagree), Relativity ('according to you'), Infinity (infinite regress of questions), Assumption (ending in dogma) and Circularity (end up where you started).
	From: Michael Williams (Problems of Knowledge [2001], Ch. 5)
	A reaction: I take Relativity to be different from scepticism (because, roughly, it says there is nothing to know), and the others go with Agrippa's Trilemma of justification, which may have solutions.