Cartesian doubt

Cartesian doubt is a form of methodological skepticism or scepticism associated

with the writings and methodology of Ren Descartes (1596-1650).[1][2] Cartesian
doubt is also known as Cartesian skepticism, methodic doubt, methodological
skepticism, Universal Doubt, or hyperbolic doubt.
Cartesian doubt is a systematic process of being skeptical about (or doubting) the
truth of one's beliefs, which has become a characteristic method in philosophy. This
method of doubt was largely popularized in Western philosophy by Ren Descartes,
who sought to doubt the truth of all his beliefs in order to determine which beliefs he
could be certain were true.
Methodological skepticism is distinguished from philosophical skepticism in that
methodological skepticism is an approach that subjects all knowledge claims to
scrutiny with the goal of sorting out true from false claims, whereas philosophical
skepticism is an approach that questions the possibility of pure knowledge.