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Is Skepticism an Appropriate Understanding of the Nature of Knowledge?

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We need to determine if Skepticism is an appropriate understanding of the nature of knowledge.
For this paper, please write out the following:
Discuss the knowledge questionnaire found on p. 57 of Reading Assignment #9
What do you think these questions reveal about you?
Which questions or topics do you find the most challenging?
Check out the Thought Experiment on pp. 59-60
Which area of knowledge are you the most skeptical about?
Which do you find the most convincing?
Summarize the Positive & Negative Evaluations found on pp. 70-71 of Reading Assignment #10
Why is Skepticism a helpful approach to acquiring knowledge? What does it do for the pursuit of wisdom?
What are the biggest problems associated with Skepticism?
Are you a Skeptic? Why or why not?

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Skepticism
The view of skepticism observes that we cannot and we do not know anything or it is seen to observe that we must certainly do not know as much as we think we know. The extent of human knowledge question is raised in an attempt to learn on the nature of knowledge. Skepticism claims we do not have the knowledge. On the questionnaire, there was no consistency as I agreed on some statements that totally conflict with other statements: I agreed with statement one, disagreed on statement two. On statement three, I trust my experience and hence I agreed and statement three conflicts with statement 6 where I agreed on. Statement 4 conflicts with statement 7 I agreed on 4 but disagreed on 7, statement 5 conflicts with 8 and I agreed on both. Statement 6 is in conflict with statement 3 I disagreed with 6 n agreed on three. Statement 7 conflicts with 4 where I disagreed with both. Statement 8 is in conflict with 5 and I agreed on both. Agreed with statement 9 and agreed with statement 10. Looking at the above answers the position close to me is I am a skeptic and close to empiricism.
Question 2 is a challenge as defining reality is still a challenge and hence knowledge of the same is even more challenging, it was a difficult statement. Statement 5 and 6 are not only challenging but also tricky, for example, I would tend to think statement 6 will depend on situations as sometimes I will trust my reasoning but at a time it will depend on the experience I have had on the situation. Statement 9 and 10 are the most challenging in the set.
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