"fallibilism" meaning in English

See fallibilism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfælɪbɪlɪzəm/ Forms: fallibilisms [plural]
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  1. The doctrine that knowledge is never certain, but always hypothetical and susceptible to correction. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (doctrine that knowledge is never certain): fal·libilisme [masculine] (Catalan), 可謬論 /可谬论 (kěmiùlùn) (Chinese Mandarin), 無法獲得明確知識的理論 (Chinese Mandarin), 无法获得明确知识的理论 (wúfǎ huòdé míngquè zhīshi de lǐlùn) (Chinese Mandarin), falibilismus [masculine] (Czech), fallibilismi (Finnish), faillibilisme [masculine] (French), fallibilizmus (Hungarian), fallibilizm [neuter] (Polish), falibilismo [masculine] (Portuguese), фаллибили́зм (fallibilízm) [masculine] (Russian), falibilismo [masculine] (Spanish)

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