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A 5 page paper which examines Barry Stroud’s
“Understanding Human Knowledge in General” and discusses the philosophy of
skepticism detailed therein. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
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condition. In Barry Strouds "Understanding Human Knowledge in General" he sets out to discuss various perspectives of human knowledge as it involves skepticism. In the following paper we examine his
essay, illustrating his argument and discussing whether his argument is valid or not. Skepticism As human beings we constantly question and examine our minds, our world, and our
behavior, to mention just a few of those things that entice the thoughts of man. Barry Stroud (2000) states that "Even if there is still much to be learned about
human cognition, it can hardly be denied that we already know a great deal, at least in general, about how it works. Many see it now as a matter of
just filling in the details, either from physiology or from something called cognitive science" (p. 307). As an individual, we can see where Stroud is likely very correct. We understand
that a great deal about human cognition is know and that it is possible that all is left is that of filling in the gaps. But, in all honesty, will
any knowledge ever be enough? As a skeptic race of creatures we are not likely to be happy with any answer, and will always seek new perspectives, new answers. Strouds
(2000) presents his argument, his thesis, in stating that "I want to raise and examine the possibility that, however much we came to learn about this or that aspect of
human knowledge, thought, and perception, there might still be nothing that could satisfy us as a philosophical understanding of how human knowledge is possible" (p. 308). Stroud goes on
to discuss how this approach must take into consideration the ideals of epistemology and then discusses Descartes, one of the most profound thinkers in history. Interestingly enough, Descartes famous words,
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