The Paradox of Moore's Proof of an External World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4925484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Annalisa Coliva (0000-0001-6258-5276, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 231 |
| Pages | 234-243 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9213.2007.513.x |
| OpenAlex | W2024694424 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 7 |
Moore's proof of an external world is a piece of reasoning whose premises, in context, are true and warranted and whose conclusion is perfectly acceptable, and yet immediately seems flawed. I argue that neither Wright's nor Pryor's readings of the proof can explain this paradox and show how it is only by taking th proof in connection with Cartesian scepticism that one can explain it
Burden of proof · Context (archaeology · Economics · Epistemology · Political science · Skepticism · Warrant · Wright · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · History · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0.29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |