Philosophy / Unit 2 Philosophy 0085 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Fallibilism
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The idea
Fallibilism: knowledge does not require certainty—a belief can count as knowledge while remaining open to revision by future evidence.
In practice
Science operates fallibilistically: Newton's mechanics counted as knowledge for centuries, then Einstein revised the ledger without erasing it.
Where people slip
Fallibilism is not skepticism. It lowers the bar from certainty; it does not remove the bar.
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