Cartesian doubt
/kɑːrˈtiːʒən ˌdaʊt/
systematic skepticism to find certain knowledge
Cartesian doubt in a sentence
“Apply Cartesian doubt: what can you know for certain?”
Origin of Cartesian doubt
Descartes' method of doubting everything to find what's indubitable
Related Words
Occam's razor
the simplest explanation is usually correct
categorical imperative
act only according to rules you could will as universal law
Nietzschean will to power
the drive to assert and enhance oneself
Kierkegaardian leap of faith
accepting something beyond rational proof
Hegelian dialectic
thesis, antithesis, synthesis—ideas evolving through opposition
Wittgensteinian language game
meaning depends on context and use, not abstract definitions