Skepticism

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The philosophical position that denies the possibility of truth or knowledge. Hegel criticizes skepticism as performatively self-contradictory (Chap. 1.4): the claim "There is no truth" itself claims to be true.

Origin: Performative contradiction; truth; certainty

In Hegel: *Encyclopedia* §37-39 (positions of thought)

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