Cartesian Skepticism in Epistemology
Cartesian Skepticism in Epistemology posits that foundational certainty regarding empirical knowledge is epistemologically untenable due to the possibility of systematic deception by a malevolent entity or innate cognitive fallibility. The core principle asserts that no sensory-derived proposition can be accepted as indubitable without rigorous deductive verification, establishing doubt as the necessary antecedent condition for securing apodictic truth. This theory operates within the domain of rationalist metaphysics as a critical boundary condition for the justification of knowledge claims, distinguishing between merely probable beliefs and certain, foundational truths.
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Cartesian Skepticism in Epistemology posits that foundational certainty regarding empirical knowledge is epistemologically untenable due to the possibility of systematic deception by a malevolent entity or innate cognitive fallibility. The core principle asserts that no sensory-derived proposition can be accepted as indubitable without rigorous deductive verification, establishing doubt as the necessary antecedent condition for securing apodictic truth. This theory operates within the domain of rationalist metaphysics as a critical boundary condition for the justification of knowledge claims, distinguishing between merely probable beliefs and certain, foundational truths.
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