Definition
The philosophical position that human knowledge and beliefs can be mistaken or uncertain, and that absolute certainty is impossible.
Etymology
From Latin 'fallibilis' (capable of erring) plus the philosophical suffix '-ism' (a doctrine or theory). This term became prominent in 19th-century philosophy, particularly in pragmatism.
Kelly Says
Karl Popper revolutionized science by arguing that fallibilism is the whole point—science doesn't prove things true, it just hasn't proven them false *yet*, which flipped how we think about knowledge from 'certainty' to 'best guess so far.'
Translations
ARالعربية
التردد
al-tirdad
BNবাংলা
অসম্ভববাদ
osambhobobod
CACatalà
falibilisme
fal-i-bi-li-sme
CSČeština
falibilizma
fal-i-bi-li-zma
DADansk
fallibilisme
fal-li-bi-li-sme
DEDeutsch
Fallibilismus
fal-li-bi-li-ismus
ELΕλληνικά
fallibilismos
fal-li-bi-li-mos
ESEspañol
falibilista
fal-i-bi-lis-ta
FAفارسی
ممكنگرایی
mo-kan-e-grai
FISuomi
fallibilism
fal-li-bi-li-sm
FRFrançais
fallibilisme
fal-i-bi-li-sme
GUGU
fallibilism
fal-i-bi-lizm
HAHA
fallibilism
fal-i-bi-lizm
HEעברית
פליביליזם
p'li-bi-li-zm
HIहिन्दी
असंभववाद
asambhavvad
HUMagyar
fallibilizmus
fal-li-bi-li-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
falibilisme
fal-i-bi-li-sme
IGIG
fallibilism
fal-i-bi-lizm
ITItaliano
fallibilismo
fal-li-bi-li-smo
JA日本語
可能性主義
kanōsei-shugi
KKKK
fallibilism
fal-i-bi-lizm
KMKM
fallibilism
fal-i-bi-lizm
KO한국어
가능성주의
gan-yeong-seong-ju-i
MRMR
fallibilism
fal-i-bi-lizm
MSBahasa Melayu
falibilisme
fal-i-bi-li-sme
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ
kyun-taw-ma-yar
NLNederlands
fallibilisme
fal-li-bi-li-sme
NONorsk
fallibilisme
fal-li-bi-li-sme
PAPA
fallibilism
fal-i-bi-lizm
PLPolski
falibilizm
fal-i-bi-lizm
PTPortuguês
falibilista
fal-i-bi-li-sta
RORomână
falibilism
fal-i-bi-lizm
RUРусский
fallibilism
fal-li-bi-lizm
SVSvenska
fallibilism
fal-li-bi-lizm
SWKiswahili
falibilism
fal-i-bi-lizm
TAதமிழ்
குறைபாடு
kuraipaadu
THไทย
อุดมการณ์ที่ยอมรับความผิดพลาด
ood-ma-gaan tee yaum rab kwam-phet-plahd
TLTL
falibilismo
fal-i-bi-li-smo
TRTürkçe
falibilism
fal-i-bi-lizm
UKУкраїнська
фальбіліз
fal-bi-liz
VITiếng Việt
fallibilism
fal-li-bi-lizm
YOYO
fallibilism
fal-i-bi-lizm
ZUZU
fallibilism
fal-i-bi-lizm