Probabilism
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Probabilism is a noun meaning (philosophy) The doctrine that, in the absence of certainty, probability is the best criterion.
Meaning
(philosophy) The doctrine that, in the absence of certainty, probability is the best criterion.
More Meanings
- (theology, chiefly Catholicism) The casuistic doctrine that, in difficult matters of conscience, one may safely follow a doctrine that is probable, e.g. approved by a recognized Doctor of the Church, even if the opposite opinion is more probable.
Word Forms
- probabilisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include probabiliorism, positivism, determinism, reliabilism, verificationism, apriorism.
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