Types of Skepticism Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
This timeline game is a fun way to test your knowledge and understanding of historical events, making it a perfect fit for exploring the different types of skepticism. By challenging players to think critically about the sequence of events and their significance, this game encourages a skeptical approach to information and encourages players to question their assumptions.
- Players must use their analytical skills to place events in their correct chronological order
- The game provides a hands-on way to engage with historical facts and challenge preconceived notions
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- c. 365-275 BCE: Pyrrhonian skepticism developed by Pyrrho of Elis
- c. 316-241 BCE: Academic skepticism founded by Arcesilaus
- c. 2nd century CE: Sextus Empiricus writes 'Outlines of Pyrrhonism'
- c. 1058-1111 CE: Medieval skepticism emerges in Islamic philosophy with Al-Ghazali
- c. 1533-1592 CE: Michel de Montaigne popularizes skepticism in the Renaissance
- 1641 CE: Descartes introduces methodological skepticism in 'Meditations on First Philosophy'
- 1748 CE: David Hume publishes 'An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding' on skepticism
- 1781 CE: Kant critiques skepticism in 'Critique of Pure Reason'
- 1886 CE: Nietzsche explores skepticism in 'Beyond Good and Evil'
- 1969 CE: Wittgenstein challenges skepticism in 'On Certainty'
- 1979 CE: Stanley Cavell writes 'The Claim of Reason' on skepticism
- 1984 CE: Barry Stroud publishes 'The Significance of Philosophical Skepticism'
- 1991 CE: Michael Williams discusses skepticism in 'Unnatural Doubts'
- 2003 CE: Richard Popkin examines skepticism in 'The History of Scepticism from Erasmus to Descartes'
- 2010 CE: Jonathan Dancy presents 'A Companion to Epistemology' with a section on skepticism
- 2000 CE: Timothy Williamson explores skepticism in 'Knowledge and its Limits'
- 1996 CE: Linda Zagzebski discusses skepticism in 'Virtues of the Mind'
- 1975 CE: Peter Unger presents 'Ignorance: A Case for Skepticism'
- 2003 CE: Susan Haack writes 'Defending Science - Within Reason: Between Scientism and Cynicism' on skepticism
- 2012 CE: Daniel Bonevac examines skepticism in 'Doubt and Certainty'