Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Radical skepticism


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The result was   keep.  kur  ykh   02:01, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Radical skepticism

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Completing an incomplete nomination by TallNapoleon (talk • contribs • count ) who had earlier suggested that this was original research. I am neutral. Eastmain (talk) 02:54, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Philosophy-related deletion discussions.   -- Eastmain (talk) 02:55, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Numerous Google Books hits and Google Scholar hits confirm that this is a notable topic in philosophy, albeit the current version of the article may not cover the topic particularly well. Let's tag the article for expansion, but I see no reason for deletion. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 06:18, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as pure original research and essay-style article. Only two sources provided, one of which appears to fail WP:SOURCE. TallNapoleon (talk) 08:38, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * As has been policy since 2003, if you are challenging something for not being based upon sources, you are supposed to look for sources yourself. Please read User:Uncle G/Wikipedia triage, Guide to deletion, and Deletion policy. Checking just the sources cited in the article is insufficient. Uncle G (talk) 13:55, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per Metropolitan90. Cosmic Latte (talk) 10:59, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep tallnapoleon you realize a source doesn't have to be online?YVNP (talk) 13:34, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong keep This is a position frequently referred to in academic philosophical discourse. For an online example, see the IEP entry on contemporary skepticism [sic] here the skomorokh 16:52, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. The sources establish notability. -- Eastmain (talk) 17:53, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep reliable and verifiable sources support the claim of notability. Alansohn (talk) 21:09, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. This is clearly a notable topic, but we may have dealt with it elsewhere.  For example, what is the difference between radical skepticism and Pyrrhonism?  We also have an article on Philosophical skepticism:  how does it differ from that?  I am aware that some people favor the phrase "radical skepticism" over "Pyrrhonian skepticism," but I'm not sure that calls for two separate articles.   RJC  TalkContribs 12:37, 27 October 2008 (UTC)


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