Epistemology: Limits of Knowledge

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Who explained scepticism via the "Brain in a Vat" thought experiment?
Hilary Putnam
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What is global scepticism?
Doubting our ability know anything about the nature of the external world
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How does Berkeley's Idealism deal with scepticism?
It denies the existence of an external world anyway, aligning with global scepticism
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What is the reliabilist definition of knowledge?
RTB: a true belief formed by a reliable cognitive process
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What is an infallibilist?
Someone who believes knowledge is only knowledge if it is impossible for the justification to be false
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