2. Is it really possible to
know anything with
absolute certainty?
Introduction
Consider this age old
classic philosophical
question
3. Does a tree make a sound if it falls in a
forest with no one around?
Discuss in your groups
Feedback your answers and give reasons
for your opinions
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4. The view that what is typically taken to be
true, self evident or knowledge, may, in
fact, be doubted, or refuted.
5. What do we really know in life?
What things are we certain about?
What do we know really exists in this
world?
How do we know it?
How do we justify our beliefs?
6. When the boys discover there is no
tooth fairy Kyle goes into shock and
exclaims
‘That cant be. My parents would
never lie to me’
Kyle confronts his father who admits
that the tooth fairy isn’t real. He
begins to distrust everything since his
parents may lie to him about anything
Everything could ‘all be made up’
He slips further and further into the
world of skepticism
7. Find out who the philosopher was who
famously tackled this problem
Find out how he attempted to solve the
problem of extreme skepticism
Next lesson you will present your research
