the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics | (philosophy) the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action |
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | a Roman Catholic system of casuistry that when expert opinions differ an actor can follow any solidly probable opinion that he wishes even though some different opinion might be more probable |
any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation | |