Meaning of scepsis | Babel Free

Definitions

Skepticism; a skeptical approach or belief.

uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“Among their products were the system of Locke, the scepsis of Hume, the critical philosophy of Kant.”

“On the one side it is seen that the sole basis of philosophy is experience, and on the other that scepsis has shaken the credibility of experience.”

“Permanent scepsis is, after all, the condition sine qua non of not only philosophy but also of all true social action.”

“The connection with opīnor ‘to suspect’ is difficult for semantic reasons; EM regard it with scepsis.”

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