Understanding certain philosophical concepts can have many positive aspects for an individual. This scientific work aims to examine Descartes’s worldview and compare it with the concepts of skepticism. Descartes’ main contribution is to initiate significant changes in philosophy. Moreover, the philosopher started by questioning everything in order to gain an understanding of whether there are entirely explicable and inexplicable things. What passed according to all the research criteria of the philosopher was automatically considered a foundation of knowledge going forward.
Skepticism is one of the spheres of philosophy and is an exciting aspect of science. The most convincing argument that was given by the philosopher was based on doubt. Thus, people independently start thinking and finding practical solutions to problems rather than blindly trusting the opinion of the crowd (Fogelin 12). Moreover, such thoughts can confirm in more detail and concretely the truthfulness or unreliability of knowledge. In addition, there is another reason why skepticism may not always have positive outcomes. This is due to the fact that with an inadequate amount of knowledge on the topic, it only causes the situation to worsen. Thus, some critics of skepticism argue that this is an untenable point of view, both from a logical and human point of view.
The argument for the importance of doubt in proving the truthfulness of a factor resonated with me the most. This is due to the fact that skepticism is a direct reaction to new information. Because of this, it calls to resort to doubts about the nature of specific data. However, shortcomings may occur, which may also have a negative connotation. Thus, the withdrawal of hasty skeptical relationships can also significantly worsen people’s relationships.
Work Cited
Fogelin, Robert J. Hume’s skepticism in the treatise of human nature. Routledge, 2019.