cartesian doubt, n.All

Cartesian doubt (n.) is, ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠at bottom, so laced with the supposition of Non-Being that Descartes's universal attempt at doubt is really an attempt at universal denial.