Skepticism
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Skepticism is a philosophical school that questions the possibility of certain knowledge, emphasizing doubt and critical inquiry about beliefs and claims.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Academic skepticism | 6 |
| Academic Skepticism | 5 |
| Skepticism canonical | 5 |
| skeptical movement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T606580 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Skepticism Context triple: [Classical Greek philosophy, hasSchool, Skepticism]
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A.
Cynicism
Cynicism is an ancient Greek philosophical school that advocates living in accordance with nature through radical simplicity, self-sufficiency, and rejection of conventional social values.
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B.
Skeptical Inquirer
Skeptical Inquirer is a magazine devoted to promoting scientific skepticism and critical examination of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
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falsificationism
Falsificationism is a philosophy of science, chiefly associated with Karl Popper, which holds that scientific theories can never be conclusively verified but can and should be rigorously tested and potentially refuted by empirical evidence.
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D.
The Challenge of Facts
"The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
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E.
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science is a classic skeptical book by Martin Gardner that critically examines pseudoscience, fringe theories, and popular scientific misconceptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Skepticism Target entity description: Skepticism is a philosophical school that questions the possibility of certain knowledge, emphasizing doubt and critical inquiry about beliefs and claims.
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A.
Cynicism
Cynicism is an ancient Greek philosophical school that advocates living in accordance with nature through radical simplicity, self-sufficiency, and rejection of conventional social values.
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B.
Skeptical Inquirer
Skeptical Inquirer is a magazine devoted to promoting scientific skepticism and critical examination of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
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C.
falsificationism
Falsificationism is a philosophy of science, chiefly associated with Karl Popper, which holds that scientific theories can never be conclusively verified but can and should be rigorously tested and potentially refuted by empirical evidence.
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D.
The Challenge of Facts
"The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
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E.
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science is a classic skeptical book by Martin Gardner that critically examines pseudoscience, fringe theories, and popular scientific misconceptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epistemological theory
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philosophical position ⓘ school of philosophy ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
avoiding error
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intellectual humility ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agnosticism
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fallibilism ⓘ rational inquiry ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | dogmatism ⓘ |
| critiques |
appeals to authority
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claims of absolute certainty ⓘ unexamined beliefs ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
critical inquiry
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doubt ⓘ |
| hasForm |
Skepticism
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Academic skepticism
Cartesian skepticism ⓘ Pyrrhonian skepticism ⓘ ancient skepticism ⓘ external world skepticism ⓘ global skepticism ⓘ local skepticism ⓘ methodological skepticism ⓘ modern skepticism ⓘ moral skepticism ⓘ philosophical skepticism ⓘ religious skepticism ⓘ scientific skepticism ⓘ |
| hasMainConcern | possibility of knowledge ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
critical examination of evidence
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suspension of judgment ⓘ systematic doubt ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment thought
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empiricism ⓘ modern epistemology ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Academic school of Plato's Academy
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David Hume ⓘ Pyrrho ⓘ
surface form:
Pyrrho of Elis
René Descartes ⓘ Sextus Empiricus ⓘ ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| questions |
certainty of knowledge
ⓘ
justification of beliefs ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| usedIn |
critical thinking
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philosophical analysis ⓘ scientific investigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skepticism Description of subject: Skepticism is a philosophical school that questions the possibility of certain knowledge, emphasizing doubt and critical inquiry about beliefs and claims.
Referenced by (17)
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skeptical movement
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Academic skepticism