You are a Sceptic.Philosophical skepticism originated in ancient Greek philosophy. One of its first proponents was Pyrrho of Elis (c. 360-275 B.C.), who travelled and studied as far as India, and propounded the adoption of 'practical' skepticism. Subsequently, in the 'New Academy' Arcesilaos (c. 315-241 B.C.) and Carneades (c. 213-129 B.C.) developed more theoretical perspectives, whereby conceptions of absolute truth and falsity were refuted. Carneades criticised the views of the Dogmatists, especially supporters of Stoicism, asserting that absolute certainty of knowledge is impossible. Sextus Empiricus (c. A.D. 200), the main authority for Greek skepticism, developed the position further, incorporating aspects of empiricism into the basis for asserting knowledge.Greek skeptics criticised the Stoics, accusing them of dogmatism. For the skeptics, the logical mode of argument was untenable, as it relied on propositions which could not be said to be either true or false without relying on further propositions. This was the argument of infinite regress, whereby every proposition must rely on other propositions in order to maintain its validity. In addition, the skeptics argued that two propositions could not rely on each other, as this would create a circular argument (as p implies q and q implies p). For the skeptics logic was thus an inadequate measure of truth which could create as many problems as it claimed to have solved. Truth was not, however, necessarily unobtainable, but rather an idea which did not yet exist in a pure form. Although skepticism was accused of denying the possibility of truth, in actual fact it appears to have mainly been a critical school which merely claimed that logicians had not discovered truth.
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I have alot of things in mind right now that I want to share, actually that quiz result does really relate to me very much considering Im more postmordernist than hellenistic. I was more fascinated in language, hermenuetics, structuralism and even epistemology. I have a friend who was a romanticist who would related more to this. She believes that God is the first cause. I do not doubt her believes but she posits her argument through passion and her strong grasp in her faith. I believe that God is the first cause but I would also say that God is the end. The causality of all causes. Then again none of could or should tell what and who God is, that is a limit on who we say he is. Calling Him God is already a limitation of being that He is.
If you want to know my basis of truth its something I can not answer, one can not rely soley in their senses to obtain the truth. One's basis of objectivity is still in reference to his belief to obejective, ergo still subjective. Then why do we have laws that dictated right and wrong or let's say good and evil? These are based on the status quo and what the society agreed to be good or evil and as time shifts the norms also change.
carpe diem!!!
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