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'''Skepticism''' is the theory that the real truth can never be known with certainty. One traditional form of skepticism, advocated by [[David Hume]] and [[Immanuel Kant]], questioned the capacity of the human mind to grasp and understand reality. Another traditional form of skepticism, advanced by [[Hindu]] and [[Buddhist]] philosophers, questions the very existence of a real world outside of the human mind.
'''Skepticism'''. The Skeptical School was founded by Pyrrho of Elis (about 365-275 BCE). It is the theory that the real truth can never be known with certainty. One traditional form of skepticism, advocated by [[David Hume]] and [[Immanuel Kant]], questioned the capacity of the human mind to grasp and understand reality. Another traditional form of skepticism, advanced by [[Hindu]] and [[Buddhist]] philosophers, questions the very existence of a real world outside of the human mind.
In modern times the term skepticism is use colloquially to refer to disbelief in anything non-material, such as [[God]].
In modern times the term skepticism is use colloquially to refer to disbelief in anything non-material, such as [[God]].
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Scientific skepticism]]
*[[Scientific skepticism]]
*[[Greek Philosophy]]
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