PHIL 200 : Do we have hands? (Skepticism vs. Moorean)

• School: McGill University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 200
• Professor: Michael Blome Tillmann

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Example: if the train is on time (p), then we will arrive at 6. 30pm (q). Since, the train is on time, we will arrive at 6. 30pm (mp). Example: if train is on time (p), we will arrive at 6. 30pm (q). Since, we will not arrive at 6. 30pm; the train is not on time (mt). We need to secure solid foundation for our knowledge. Knowledge of paper by visual senses = truth of paper"s existence. We feel the same when we are dreaming. In order to "know" about reality, we have to eliminate the possibility that we are dreaming. An evil neuroscientist removed you brain and put it in a vat with nutrient liquid and feeds you with stimuli identical to your current stimuli. If you know that you have hands, then you"re not a b. i. v. You don"t know if you"re not a b. i. v. Therefore, you don"t know if you have a hand (mt argument)