What's "Zeteticism"?
Zeteticism is derived from Greek and Latin, which means "proceeding by inquiry".
It can also be associated with a form of scientific skepticism:
Zeteticism attacks the concept and definition of "proof" from an epistemological level. It's essentially a form of extreme skepticism:
"Nothing can be proven by means of experience; all proofs based on experience require axioms to define what ``proving'' something on the basis of experience itself means, and the resulting use of the word proof is hence doubly conditional - conditional on one's accepting the unprovable (by experience or any other means) axioms and then conditional again on the basis of experimental evidence." - Why Logical Positivism is Bullshit[Respectful, intelligent, constructive, open minded comments only. You can hold opposing views and still be courteous and respectful. Anonymous keyboard warrior loudmouths will be deleted.]
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