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Consciousness and the limits of science PART 1 | Sean Carroll, Ellen Langer, and Tamar Gendler

Philosophy For Our Times

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Exploring External World Skepticism and Consciousness

This chapter examines the philosophical debate surrounding external world skepticism, questioning our ability to know reality beyond individual perceptions. By referencing thinkers like Sextus Empiricus and Descartes, it illustrates the enduring challenges skepticism presents to our understanding of consciousness and evidence.

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