Here is a hand is the name of a philosophical argument created by George Edward Moore against philosophical skepticism and in support of common sense.
The argument takes the form:
- This is a hand.
- Here is another hand.
- There are at least two external objects in the world.
- Therefore an external world exists.
Read more about Here Is A Hand: Introduction, Explanation, Logical Form, Effect
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