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PRONUNCIATION OF FALLIBILISM

fallibilism  [ˈfælɪbəlˌɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALLIBILISM

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Fallibilism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FALLIBILISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fallibilism

Fallibilism is the philosophical principle that human beings could be wrong about their beliefs, expectations, or their understanding of the world, and yet still be justified in holding their incorrect beliefs. In the most commonly used sense of the term, this consists in being open to new evidence that would contradict some previously held position or belief, and in the recognition that "any claim justified today may need to be revised or withdrawn in light of new evidence, new arguments, and new experiences." This position is taken for granted in the natural sciences. In another sense, it refers to the consciousness of "the degree to which our interpretations, valuations, our practices, and traditions are temporally indexed" and subject to historical flux and change. Such "time-responsive" fallibilism consists in an openness to the confirmation of a possibility that one anticipates or expects in the future. Some fallibilists argue that absolute certainty about knowledge is impossible. As a formal doctrine, fallibilism is most strongly associated with Charles Sanders Peirce, John Dewey, and other pragmatists, who use it in their attacks on foundationalism.

Definition of fallibilism in the English dictionary

The definition of fallibilism in the dictionary is the philosophical doctrine that knowledge is hypothetical rather than certain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FALLIBILISM


ableism
ˈeɪbəlˌɪzəm
chloralism
ˈklɔːrəlˌɪzəm
connubialism
kəˈnjuːbɪəlˌɪzəm
controversialism
ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃ əlˌɪzəm
ecumenicalism
ˌiːkjʊˈmenɪkəlˌɪzəm
elementalism
ˌɛlɪˈmɛntəlˌɪzəm
labialism
ˈleɪbɪəlˌɪzəm
mongrelism
ˈmʌŋɡrəlˌɪzəm
multilateralism
ˌmʌltɪˈlætərəlˌɪzəm
municipalism
mjuːˈnɪsɪpəlˌɪzəm
novelism
ˈnɒvəlˌɪzəm
officialism
əˈfɪʃəlˌɪzəm
oralism
ˈɔːrəlˌɪzəm
Pantagruelism
ˌpæntəˈɡruːəlˌɪzəm
pastoralism
ˈpɑːstərəlˌɪzəm
possibilism
ˈpɒsɪbəlˌɪzəm
scripturalism
ˈskrɪptʃərəlˌɪzəm
survivalism
səˈvaɪvəlˌɪzəm
theatricalism
θɪˈætrɪkəlˌɪzəm
ultraliberalism
ˌʌltrəˈlɪbərəlˌɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALLIBILISM

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fallen
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faller
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fallibilist
fallibility
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fallibly
falling
falling band
falling evil
falling market
falling sickness
falling star
falling-off
falling-out

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALLIBILISM

automobilism
bibliophilism
devilism
Familism
gentilism
immobilism
infantilism
journalism
mercantilism
miserabilism
necrophilism
Negrophilism
nihilism
perfectibilism
probabilism
pugilism
servilism
symphilism
troilism
virilism
zoophilism

Synonyms and antonyms of fallibilism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fallibilism» into 25 languages

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The translations of fallibilism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fallibilism» in English.

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可误
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falibilismo
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fallibilism
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fallibilism
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ar

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fallibilism
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фаллибилизма
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falibilismo
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fallibilism
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faillibilisme
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Fallibilism
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Fallibilismus
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fallibilism
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fallibilism
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Fallibilism
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fallibilism
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fallibilism
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फॉलिबिलिझम
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fallibilism
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fallibilismo
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fallibilizm
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фаллібілізма
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esecul
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υποκειμενισμό
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fallibilism
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fallibilism
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fallibilism
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Trends of use of fallibilism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALLIBILISM»

The term «fallibilism» is used very little and occupies the 161.974 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FALLIBILISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fallibilism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALLIBILISM»

Discover the use of fallibilism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fallibilism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Peirce's Pragmatic Theory of Inquiry: Fallibilism and ...
A ground-breaking study of one of America's greatest philosophers
Elizabeth Cooke, 2006
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Fallibilism Democracy and the Market: The Meta-theoretical ...
Hayes argues that a formal and structural analogy exists between Alasdair MacIntypre's denial that morality can be justified on rational grounds, and Karl Popper's denial that an epistemology/methodology can justify cognitive claims to ...
Calvin Hayes, 2001
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Fallibilism and Warrant
The purpose of the present study was to distinguish, evaluate, and supplement two prominent ways of understanding the concept of fallible knowledge: fallibility understood as a feature of doxastic revisability within a rational cognitive ...
Myron A. Penner, 2007
4
Social Constructivism as a Philosophy of Mathematics
Fallibilism and Absolutism The first philosopher of mathematics to explicitly state the importance of the absolutist-fallibilist dichotomy is Imre Lakatos (1978b), who relates it to the ancient controversy between dogmatists and skeptics. Lakatos ...
Paul Ernest, 1998
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Rethinking Popper
Ladislav Kvasz and Eugen Zelenˇák Abstract One of the pillars of Sir Karl Popper's philosophy is fallibilism, according to which there is no certain empirical knowledge. When this position is criticized, it is usually claimed that the scope of  ...
Zuzana Parusniková, Robert Sonné Cohen, 2009
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A Companion to Epistemology
Even if we can have infallible justifications for some beliefs, a second motivation for fallibilism comes from consideration of ordinary cases of knowledge. Most of our scientific knowledge, and much of our everyday knowledge, seems to arise ...
Jonathan Dancy, Ernest Sosa, Matthias Steup, 2009
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Ciceronian Fallibilism in Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason": ...
The main thesis of this work is that Kant's critique of metaphysics in the Critique of Pure Reason shows traces of a fallibilistic theory of the justification of belief that originated in the ancient Hellenistic confluence between rhetoric ...
Catalina Gonzalez, 2008
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Philosophy of Mathematics: A Contemporary Introduction to ...
In his long-awaited new edition of Philosophy of Mathematics, James Robert Brown tackles important new as well as enduring questions in the mathematical sciences.
James Robert Brown, 2010
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The Pragmatic Maxim: Essays on Peirce and Pragmatism
... not seem very plausible that, if our aim is to be the discovery of obj ect truth, we require the capacity to be 'absolutely certain' of our success. The relation between fallibilism and certainty is an important issue here that we must now address.
Christopher Hookway, 2012
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Fallibilism
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Fallibilism is the philosophical doctrine that all claims of knowledge could, in principle, be mistaken.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALLIBILISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fallibilism is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Teaching Plato in Palestine' Marks a Valiant Effort, but Falls Short of …
Carlos Fraenkel champions two causes: the first is a culture of debate; the second is an allegiance to the principle of fallibilism. Unfortunately ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»
2
Between Religion And Politics • Tolerance Vs Coercion
... is if the former requires a commitment to a kind of fallibilism while the latter requires (or at least encourages) certitude in one's religious belief. «Nigerian Observer, Feb 15»
3
Even Warren Buffett Relied on a Mentor
A belief in fallibilism has helped Soros consistently challenge and stay ahead of prevailing market wisdom. These ideas, however, owe much to ... «Entrepreneur, Dec 14»
4
Naturalistic Traditions: Were the ancient Skeptics naturalistic?
What eventually resulted was a kind of fallibilism not unlike that of the Academics. The spirit of Skepticism would continue to inspire later ... «Patheos, Feb 14»
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Kindly Inquisitors, Revisited
Fallibilism is all well and good, but come on-enough is enough. In the 21st century, do Jews really need to put up with The Protocols of the ... «Reason, Nov 13»
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Call for Aquaculture Reform
That is, no theory is ever considered strictly certain as science accepts the concept of fallibilism. The philosopher of science Karl Popper ... «The Media Co-op, Jun 12»
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Soros: Republic Enemy #1
Fallibilism is the philosophical doctrine that all claims of knowledge could, in principle, be mistaken. Then again, I could be wrong about that. «Canada Free Press, Sep 09»

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