Position
Epistemic Skepticism
In some domain or in all, claims to knowledge should be withheld, either because knowledge there cannot be had or because the reasons on each side are too evenly balanced to judge.
Classification
- Position level
- family
- Domains
- Epistemology
Overview
Epistemic skepticism questions whether knowledge or justified belief is possible in some domain. It ranges from local doubt about particular subjects to broader doubt; suspending judgment is one skeptical response, but not every form rejects every knowledge claim.