Na-na, na-na, boo-boo, the accuracy of your philosophical beliefs is doo-doo

• Walker, Mark ^[1]
  1. [1] New Mexico State University

     New Mexico State University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Manuscrito: revista internacional de filosofía, ISSN 0100-6045, Vol. 45, Nº. 2, 2022 (Ejemplar dedicado a: abr./jun.), págs. 1-49
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The paper argues that adopting a form of skepticism, Skeptical-Dogmatism, that recommends disbelieving each philosophical position in many multi-proposition disputes- disputes where there are three or more contrary philosophical views-leads to a higher ratio of true to false beliefs than the ratio of the “average philosopher” (as indicated by survey data). Hence, Skeptical-Dogmatists have more accurate beliefs than the average philosopher. As a corollary, most philosophers would improve the accuracy of their beliefs if they adopted Skeptical-Dogmatism.