Nagel Says, "In This Respect, as in Others, Philosophical Perception

question 48

True/False

Nagel says, "In this respect, as in others, philosophical perception of the absurd resembles epistemological skepticism. In both cases the final, philosophical doubt is not contrasted with any unchallenged certainties, though it is arrived at by extrapolation from examples of doubt within the system of evidence or justification, where a contrast with other certainties is implied."

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