Cartesian doubt
Noun
Meaning
Cartesian doubt (countable and uncountable, plural Cartesian doubts)
(philosophy) The philosophical idea proposed by Descartes that the world outside the self is subject to uncertainty.
Examples
Abjection is a methodological conversion, like Cartesian doubt and Husserlian epoche: it establishes the world as a closed system which consciousness regards from without, in the manner of divine understanding.