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Lecture 9The Growth of Rationalism and Absolutism Skepticism and Empiricism Deism and Le Classicism Nation-States and Constitutionalist Democracy 目录 (philosophical) Skepticism rational skepticism (scepticism), sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a practical, epistemological position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking empirical evidence. Epistemology It addresses the questions: What is knowledge? How is knowledge acquired? How do we know what we know? Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) Morality can be detached from traditional religion. Question about the monopoly of