Empiricism Approach to Epistemology G E Moore 1873 1958 Kant Scandal of Philosophy which is the problem of the external world The mind conforms to objects In order to see the real world the objects must conform to the mind Moore asks what is the external world 1 Does it mean external to my body 2 External to my mind 3 Things met with in space things external to all minds Moore s Argument This is a hand here is another hand Conclusion external objects exist Review An Argument Premises and conclusion must be different You must know the premises to be true Conclusion must follow the premises Critics of Moore 1 Moore misses the point 2 Moore is taunting the skeptic 3 Moore is arguing in a circle Here is a hand here is another External objects exist Critics say that Moore is presupposing that a hand is an external objects Defenders of Moore argument 1 Noting the impossibility the regress of justification Moore is quite justified in his 2 The Skeptical Scenario is plausible but not as plausible as Moore s claim
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