Skepticism

/ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm/ noun

Definition

An attitude of doubting or questioning claims until you have good evidence. It can also be a philosophical position that says we can’t be fully sure about many things.

Etymology

“Skepticism” comes from the same Greek root as “skeptic,” from “skeptikos,” meaning “thoughtful” or “inquiring.” In ancient Greece, Skeptics were a school of philosophers who questioned whether certain knowledge was possible. English kept both the everyday and philosophical senses.

Kelly Says

Skepticism is often confused with cynicism, but they’re opposites in one key way: skeptics are willing to be convinced by good evidence. The original Skeptic philosophers didn’t say “nothing is true”; they said “let’s be honest about what we really know.” That humility is strangely radical even today.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቅስቃሴ
en-kise-kase
ARالعربية
شكّ
shakk
BNবাংলা
অসম্ভাব্যতা
os-om-bhav-ya-ta
CACatalà
escèpticisme
es-sep-ti-si-sme
CSČeština
skepticism
skep-ti-sizm
DADansk
skepticism
skep-ti-sizm
DEDeutsch
Skepsis
skep-sis
ELΕλληνικά
σκεπτικισμός
skep-ti-ki-mos
ESEspañol
escepticismo
es-sep-ti-si-mo
FAفارسی
شک
shakk
FISuomi
skeptismi
skep-ti-smi
FRFrançais
scepticisme
sep-ti-si-zm
GUGU
સંશય
san-shay
HAHA
shakka
sha-kka
HEעברית
סקפטיות
skep-ti-ot
HIहिन्दी
संदेह
san-deh
HUMagyar
skepticizmus
skep-ti-si-mus
IDBahasa Indonesia
skeptisisme
skep-ti-si-me
IGIG
nwata
n-wa-ta
ITItaliano
scetticismo
shet-ti-si-mo
JA日本語
懐疑主義
kwa-gi-shu-gi
KKKK
шіке
shi-ke
KMKM
ការសង្ស័យ
ka-r-sang-say
KO한국어
비판적 사고
bi-pan-jeok sa-go
MRMR
संदेह
san-deh
MSBahasa Melayu
skeptisisme
skep-ti-si-me
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြိုက်
lu-kyei
NLNederlands
skepticiteit
skep-ti-si-teyt
NONorsk
skepticism
skep-ti-sizm
PAPA
ਸ਼ੱਕ
shakk
PLPolski
skeptycyzm
skep-ti-izm
PTPortuguês
ceticismo
se-ti-si-mo
RORomână
scepticism
skep-ti-sizm
RUРусский
скептицизм
skep-ti-izm
SVSvenska
skepticism
skep-ti-sizm
SWKiswahili
shaka
sha-ka
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகம்
san-the-gam
TEతెలుగు
సందేహం
san-de-ham
THไทย
ความ懷疑
kwan-hmwai-yee
TLTL
skeptisismo
skep-ti-si-mo
TRTürkçe
şüphecilik
shu-peh-chi-lik
UKУкраїнська
скептицизм
skep-ti-izm
URاردو
شک
shakk
VITiếng Việt
hoài nghi
hwai ng-hi
YOYO
àgbà
ag-ba
ZH中文
怀疑主义
huáiyí zhǔyì
ZUZU
ukuthula
ku-thu-la

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