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defeatability

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defeatabilitynoun
defeatabilities
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défaitabilitéTerme abstrait, surtout en philosophie et en épistémologie.
The general underestimated the defeatability of his own forces.
Le général a sous-estimé la défaitabilité de ses propres forces.
défaitabilitéSens épistémologique : propriété d’un argument ou d’une justification d’être annulé par des éléments nouveaux.
Most contemporary theories of knowledge acknowledge the defeatability of empirical justification.
La plupart des théories contemporaines de la connaissance reconnaissent la défaitabilité de la justification empirique.

Definitions

defeatabilitynoun
The quality or condition of being capable of being defeated; susceptibility to defeat.
The general underestimated the defeatability of his own forces.
(Philosophy, epistemology) The property of a justification or argument that allows it to be overridden or nullified by additional evidence.
Most contemporary theories of knowledge acknowledge the defeatability of empirical justification.
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