skepticism

Japanese: skepticism
skepticism

… a word used as a translation of the Western philosophical term (in English, skepticism), derived from the Greek word skepsis, meaning “to examine.” It is an ideological position that emphasizes the subjectivity and relativity of human cognition and holds that it is impossible for humans to grasp universal truths with certainty.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "skepticism" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈検討〉を意味するギリシア語skepsisに由来する西洋哲学用語(英語ではskepticism)の訳として用いられる語。人間的認識の主観性と相対性を強調して,人間にとって普遍的な真理を確実にとらえることは不可能だとする思想上の立場。…

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