Pretty much. If I remember correctly, you get to “probable opinion” but not much else. His position is roughly Kant’s-though Kant was less reluctant to say that we have any knowledge of the external world. Russel does seem to say that the only thing we know with certainty is our own existence.
@@mnemoneee Good question. My grasp of the History of Philosophy is not informed enough to answer. The distinction is present-if only implicitly-in Locke’s epistemology. Berkeley criticized Locke’s work for this reason. I suspect that this criticism inspired Hume; Hume in turn inspired Locke. Then again, Plato certainly makes the distinction between appearances, objects, and form; and the distinction is likely made even earlier. Protagoras and Gorgias, if I understand my grasp of Ancient Greek Philosophy, make the distinction between appearances and reality. The challenge has always been to reconcile this distinction with knowledge.
@@mnemoneee You’re welcome. For what it is worth, I have many videos discussing their respective views. You can find them under the Introduction to Philosophy playlist on my channel.
I actually really like these videos. Thanks for putting them up.
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Is it correct to say that Russell does not believe in 100% certainty? Also, thanks for these videos.
Pretty much. If I remember correctly, you get to “probable opinion” but not much else. His position is roughly Kant’s-though Kant was less reluctant to say that we have any knowledge of the external world. Russel does seem to say that the only thing we know with certainty is our own existence.
@@haugenmetaphilosophy Is Kant the first to popularize the distinction between sense data and the thing in itself?
@@mnemoneee Good question. My grasp of the History of Philosophy is not informed enough to answer. The distinction is present-if only implicitly-in Locke’s epistemology. Berkeley criticized Locke’s work for this reason. I suspect that this criticism inspired Hume; Hume in turn inspired Locke. Then again, Plato certainly makes the distinction between appearances, objects, and form; and the distinction is likely made even earlier. Protagoras and Gorgias, if I understand my grasp of Ancient Greek Philosophy, make the distinction between appearances and reality. The challenge has always been to reconcile this distinction with knowledge.
@@haugenmetaphilosophy Thank you again for answering. I’ll read up on those. :)
@@mnemoneee You’re welcome. For what it is worth, I have many videos discussing their respective views. You can find them under the Introduction to Philosophy playlist on my channel.