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VOCABULARY OF PHILOSOPHY – CREDULITY

CREDULITY—(1) The exercise of mind in accepting the testimony of others; (2) facility of assent, in absence of sufficient evidence» (Lotze, Microcosmus, I. 374; Smith, Theory of Moral Sentiments, pt. VII. sec. 4; Reid, Inquiry, ch. VI. sec. 24; Active Powers, essay III. pt. I. ch. II.; Stewart, Active Powers, bk. IV. pt. I. ch. III.).