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Re:Why Did a Billionaire Give $75M to a Philosophy Department? by wsy on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @01:29PM (#16276192)
They know that they know nothing, so the question of proofs is somewhat moot.
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Re:Why Did a Billionaire Give $75M to a Philosophy Department? by klez on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @01:33PM (#16276234)
Not really. That was just Socrates being Socrates and being all humble about his knowledge. Apart from him I don't remember any othe philosopher adopting that stance.
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Re:Why Did a Billionaire Give $75M to a Philosophy Department? by tommorris on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @01:39PM (#16276297)
> I don't remember any othe philosopher adopting that stance.

Peter Unger's book "Ignorance" (Oxford University Press, 1975) is probably the best modern defence of extreme skepticism.

Also, Unger is pretty fun to read.

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