| 释义 |
skep·ti·cism
noun
or scep·ti·cism \-təˌsizəm\
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin scepticismus, from Latin scepticus skeptic + -ismus -ism
1.
a. : the doctrine that any true knowledge is impossible or that all knowledge is uncertain : a position that no fact or truth can be established on philosophical grounds
< total or radical skepticism >
b. : a viewpoint that universally reliable knowledge is unattainable in particular areas of investigation
< theoretical or scientific skepticism >
< moral skepticism >
< metaphysical skepticism >
< religious skepticism >
c. : the method of suspended judgment, systematic doubt, or destructive criticism characteristic of skeptics — compare dogmatism, humism, sophism
2. : an attitude of doubt or disposition toward incredulity in general or in regard to something particular (as a supposed fact)
3. : doubt concerning but not necessarily denial of the basic religious principles (as immortality, providence, revelation) : freethinking — compare agnosticism
Synonyms: see uncertainty |