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    A modest transcendental argument need not defeat the most... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Modest transcendental arguments can be useful against certain forms of skepticism, once we distinguish between kinds of skepticism and target the appropriate one.

    A modest transcendental argument need not defeat the most demanding skeptic to be useful.

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    Finally, in Stern 2000, it is argued that modest transcendental arguments can be shown to be useful against skepticism, once we distinguish sufficiently carefully between the kinds of skepticism there are, and go for the right target or targets—where a less demanding form of skepticism may perhaps be defeated by a less ambitious transcendental claim. So, for example, if we take the target to be a skeptic who demands certainty, then a modest transcendental argument will not suffice. But if we tak

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