“Essentially, there are three views in the theory of knowledge: (1) An optimistic view: We are capable of understanding the world. (2) A pessimistic view: Mankind is incapable of gaining any knowledge. This is the view that nowadays is referred to as scepticism. (3) The third view is that of scepticism (skeptomai = to examine, reflect, enquire) in the original sense of the “middle Academy”. This is also the view of the pre-Socratic philosoper Xenophanes: We do not possess a criterion of truth, nor do we have any certain knowledge; but we can search and by searching we may eventually find something better. According to this form of scepticism, it is possible for our knowledge to grow.” Karl Popper, The Two Fundamental Problems of the Theory of Knowledge (from the 1978 Introduction).
Posted on: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 03:30:01 +0000
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