fallibilism
A philosophical doctrine that knowledge is never certain and that any belief may be mistaken. Used in epistemology.
Fallibilism is the position that even scientific knowledge is not absolute.
His argument is based on fallibilism.
Skepticism questions the possibility of knowledge, while fallibilism accepts that knowledge is possible but always open to revision.
Dogmatism asserts certain knowledge without doubt, the opposite of fallibilism.
Compound of 可謬 (fallible) + 主義 (doctrine). 可謬 is a Sino-Japanese term combining 可 (possible) and 謬 (error).