noun
methodic doubt; Cartesian doubt
Philosophical term, especially associated with Descartes' method of systematic doubt. Used in academic or philosophical contexts.
デカルトは方法的懐疑によって確実な知識の基礎を探求した。
Descartes sought the foundation of certain knowledge through methodic doubt.
懐疑 is general skepticism or doubt, while 方法的懐疑 specifically refers to the systematic, methodological doubt used as a philosophical tool.
Compound of 方法 (method) + 的 (-tic) + 懐疑 (doubt). A translation of the Western philosophical term 'methodic doubt', likely coined in modern academic Japanese.