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HoP 414 - Henrik Lagerlund on Renaissance Skepticism

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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The Difference Between Skepticism and Scientology

The concept of doubt was introduced into the discussion of skepticism by Augustine. Doubt presupposes that you know something to be able to doubt, which is contrary to pyreneism. By the 16th century, it's basically taken for granted and becomes a long traditional characterizing skepticism in terms of doubt. The skeptic doesn't doubt; he suspends judgment about what sex does well.

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