Philosophy A-Level
Normal incredulity
What Normal incredulity means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Normal incredulity
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Everyday, local doubt in which a particular report is disbelieved because of specific evidence, and the belief could in principle be settled.
Topics that use Normal incredulity
- The limits of knowledge (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Assessment of Descartes' response to scepticism
- Empiricism
- Methodological doubt
- Philosophical scepticism
- Reliabilism
- Reliable process
- Scope of doubt
- Sense-data and inference
Using Normal incredulity in the exam
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