Philosophy A-Level
Self-application problem
What Self-application problem means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Self-application problem
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If the sceptic claims to know that nothing can be known, that claim itself falls under the doubt.
Topics that use Self-application problem
- The limits of knowledge (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Assessment of Descartes' response to scepticism
- Empiricism
- Methodological doubt
- Normal incredulity
- Philosophical scepticism
- Reliabilism
- Reliable process
- Scope of doubt
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