Questions tagged [munchhausens-trilemma]
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Does the Munchhausen trilemma allow someone to uphold any belief? [duplicate]
By any belief, I of course do still mean beliefs that are internally consistent, since it would obviously make no sense to believe in square triangles.
As per wikipedia,
In epistemology, the ...
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Are two persons equally rational in choosing different dogmatic stopping points in their chains of justification as per the Münchhausen trilemma?
In epistemology, the Münchhausen trilemma is a thought experiment
intended to demonstrate the theoretical impossibility of proving any
truth, even in the fields of logic and mathematics, without ...
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Is everything a gamble?
Is every position in philosophy ultimately a bet or a gamble?
Given Munchhausen’s trilemma there is no way to absolutely justify anything. As stated, he thought these were the three ways to prove ...
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Is this a fallacy, and if so, which?
P1: My opinions change as a result of brain function
P2: Brain function is caused by opinions stored within it (slightly dodgy premise but if you wouldn't mind assuming it to be true, whether it is ...
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