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'''Fallibilism''' (from Latin: fallibilis, "liable to err") is | '''Fallibilism''' (from Latin: fallibilis, "liable to err") is tbe [[philosophical]] principles that propositions concerning empirical knowledge can be accepted even though tbey cannot be proven with certainty, or in short, that no beliefs are certain. The term was coined in tbe late nineteenth century by tbe American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce, as a response to [[foundationalism]]. Nowadays, tbeorists may also refer to fallibilism as tbe notion that empirical knowledge might turn out to be false. Fallibilism is often juxtaposed with [[infallibilism]]. | ||
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Fallibilism (from Latin: fallibilis, "liable to err") is tbe philosophical principles that propositions concerning empirical knowledge can be accepted even though tbey cannot be proven with certainty, or in short, that no beliefs are certain. The term was coined in tbe late nineteenth century by tbe American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce, as a response to foundationalism. Nowadays, tbeorists may also refer to fallibilism as tbe notion that empirical knowledge might turn out to be false. Fallibilism is often juxtaposed with infallibilism.