zetetic

English

WOTD – 14 April 2009

Alternative forms

• zetetical
• zetetick (archaic)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζητητικός (zētētikós, “inquisitive, keen”), from ζητέω (zētéō, “I seek”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /zə.ˈtɛt.ɪk/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

zetetic (not comparable)

1. (philosophy) Proceeding by inquiry or investigation.
   • 1994, Willi Goetschel, Constituting Critique, page 74:

     The zetetic approach or, as Kant translates it, the searching approach, becomes the element by means of which the discourse develops, the medium in which philosophical thinking occurs.

Derived terms

• zetetically
• zeteticism

Translations

Translations

• Esperanto: zetetika
• Finnish: zeteettinen
• French: zététique (fr)
• Italian: zetetico
• Occitan: zetetic

Noun

zetetic (plural zetetics)

1. A skeptic.

Translations

a sceptic, skeptic — see also skeptic

• Czech: skeptik m
• Finnish: skeptikko (fi)
• French: zététique (fr) m
• Occitan: zetetic
• Russian: ске́птик (ru) m (sképtik)
• Scottish Gaelic: ^{(please verify)} neo-chreidmheach m