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fallibilism

fal li bi lism |ˈfaləbəˌlizəm ˈfæləbəlɪzəm | noun Philosophy the principle that propositions concerning empirical knowledge can be accepted even though they cannot be proved with certainty. DERIVATIVES fal li bi list noun & adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

fallibilism

fallibilism |ˈfalɪbɪˌlɪz (ə )m | noun [ mass noun ] Philosophy the principle that propositions concerning empirical knowledge can be accepted even though they cannot be proved with certainty. DERIVATIVES fallibilist noun & adjective

 

Duden Dictionary

Fallibilismus

Fal li bi lis mus Substantiv, maskulin Philosophie , der |Fallibil i smus |der Fallibilismus; Genitiv: des Fallibilismus Anschauung der kritisch-rationalistischen Schule, nach der es keine unfehlbare Erkenntnisinstanz gibt