International Journal for the Study of Skepticism, pages 1-11

How Can a Skeptic Write a Book?

Brian Ribeiro ¹

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Department of Philosophy & Religion, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN, USA |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2024-12-17

Walter de Gruyter

Journal: International Journal for the Study of Skepticism

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SJR: 0.155

CiteScore: 0.5

Impact factor: 0.1

ISSN: 22105697, 22105700

DOI: 10.1163/22105700-bja10093

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Abstract

In this short essay, I will be using my title’s question as a way to explore some of the main themes and most intriguing new ideas in Mark Walker’s Outlines of Skeptical-Dogmatism: On Disbelieving Our Philosophical Views. I will first offer a sketch of Walker’s skeptical-dogmatist view. I will then lay out the “skeptic’s predicament” and explore possible ways of escaping the predicament, viz. longshotting, pseudonymizing, and dialogizing.