This contribution aims to explore scepticism’s implications with respect to the notions of ontological dependence and independence, referring especially to Peter Unger’s New Scepticism. First, a reconstruction is offered of the fundamental theoretical perspective acting as the backdrop of Unger’s scepticism, in relation to his volume Ignorance: A Case for Scepticism (1975). Then, light will be shed on the implications that this perspective has on the ontological level, referring also to some of Unger’s sceptical and nihilistic philosophy’s subsequent developments. At last, a critical interpretation is suggested of the author’s proposed solution to the radical outcome of his philosophy, in light of the notions of ontological dependence and independence.

Dipendenza e indipendenza ontologica: il punto di vista del neoscetticismo / Paravan, Lisa. - In: ESERCIZI FILOSOFICI. - ISSN 1970-0164. - ELETTRONICO. - 2021, 16:1, Special issue / Numero Speciale "What Depends on Us: Ontological Dependence and Human Products" / "Ciò che dipende da noi: dipendenza ontologica e prodotti umani"(2021), pp. 71-90.

Dipendenza e indipendenza ontologica: il punto di vista del neoscetticismo

Paravan, Lisa
2021-01-01

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This contribution aims to explore scepticism’s implications with respect to the notions of ontological dependence and independence, referring especially to Peter Unger’s New Scepticism. First, a reconstruction is offered of the fundamental theoretical perspective acting as the backdrop of Unger’s scepticism, in relation to his volume Ignorance: A Case for Scepticism (1975). Then, light will be shed on the implications that this perspective has on the ontological level, referring also to some of Unger’s sceptical and nihilistic philosophy’s subsequent developments. At last, a critical interpretation is suggested of the author’s proposed solution to the radical outcome of his philosophy, in light of the notions of ontological dependence and independence.
2021
1, Special issue / Numero Speciale "What Depends on Us: Ontological Dependence and Human Products" / "Ciò che dipende da noi: dipendenza ontologica e prodotti umani"
Paravan, Lisa
Dipendenza e indipendenza ontologica: il punto di vista del neoscetticismo / Paravan, Lisa. - In: ESERCIZI FILOSOFICI. - ISSN 1970-0164. - ELETTRONICO. - 2021, 16:1, Special issue / Numero Speciale "What Depends on Us: Ontological Dependence and Human Products" / "Ciò che dipende da noi: dipendenza ontologica e prodotti umani"(2021), pp. 71-90.
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