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Scepticism
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scepticism
[Noun] Disbelief. Not believing what somebody tells you. Example: Mr Singh received the news that buses in Luton would be free from now on with a great deal of scepticism.
Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary/
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scepticism
Ancient philosophical view that absolute knowledge of things is ultimately unobtainable, hence the only proper attitude is to suspend judgement. Its origins lay in the teachings of the Greek... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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Scepticism
• etc. See Skeptic, Skeptical, Skepticism, etc. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/scepticism/
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scepticism
skepticism, scepticism 1. The disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge. 2. A doubt about the truth of something. 3. A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety. 4. In philosophy, the ancient school of Pyrrho of Elis who stressed the uncertainty of our beliefs in order to opp... Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1915/4
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Scepticism
(1) a proposition about the limitations of knowledge: that no knowledge at all or that no absolute, unquestionable, trustworthy, certain, complete, or perfect knowledge (or rationally justifiable belief) is attainable by man; or that such is not attainable by any knower, or that none of these kinds ... Found op http://www.ditext.com/runes/s.html
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scepticism
Ancient philosophical view that absolute knowledge of things is ultimately unobtainable, hence the only proper attitude is to suspend judgement. Its origins lay in the teachings of the Greek philosopher Pyrrho, who maintained that peace of mind lay in renouncing all claims to knowledge. It was taken... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0012796.html
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SCEPTICISM
Scepticism is the claim that knowledge is either impossible or very difficult to obtain. Global scepticism is scepticism about all branches of knowledge. There are also several forms of local scepticism which involve scepticism about one or more areas of knowledge. E.g. local scepticism about the ex... Found op http://www.abdn.ac.uk/philosophy/guide/glossary.shtml
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scepticism
1) Agnosticism 2) Disbelief 3) Skepticism 4) Unbelief Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/scepticism/1
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