On Engels’ Criticism Of Skepticism

Engels through the analysis of skepticism,he discovered the theoretical doctrine of skepticism,started from the theoretical error of skepticism itself was no way to completely refuted skepticism.Engels believed that whether it is against Kant’s skepticism or Hume’s skepticism that we should all directly address them with a practical perspective.As long as we act,we are the best way to refute skepticism in this world,whether our knowledge has objective truth,that is to get the practice to test rather than simply relying on the power of thought to interpret.An Understanding of Engels’ criticism of skepticism that is the understanding of the epistemology of Engels’ practice.Engels thought the theory elaborated by the skeptics could only play a deceptive role in the realm of thought.If we throw it out of the realm of thought and put it into reality,especially put it into practice to consider,the problem of skepticism is not a theoretical problem at all.Because in practice,the theoretical problems brought about by skepticism will disintegrate on their own,our cognitive ability will be automatically proved.The issue of skepticism has always been an important issue that Engels pondered.Engels found the best way to refute skepticism through meticulous analysis that is practice.Engels believed that the way skeptics recognized the world will have a very bad influence on social development,so he had embarked on the path of critical scepticism.In Engels’ view,human thinking had great potential,and this huge potential depended on practice to achieve.Skeptics pass many strange talks to deny that people’s thinking is supreme,this seems to be ridiculous in Engels.Engels believed that we couldn’t stay at stage of theoretical struggle with skeptics.If we stay here all the time,then we will eventually be assimilated by skeptics.We should actively go out the thought trap set by the skeptics,and test the truth of our thinking in practice,then skeptical blame will not break.Moreover,Engels further discovered that the premise of skepticism’s presupposition when it came to knowing the world was wrong.In this case,Engels found the problem of skepticism from the foundation of skepticism,thus completely refuting scepticism.In-depth study of Engels’ critical scepticism,Investigate its internal connections not only the significance of deepening the theoretical thoughts of Marxist philosophy,but also to acertain extent,science has guided us how to know the world,this have very important realistic meaning.