zetetic

adjective /zəˈtɛt.ɪk/

1. Proceeding by inquiry or investigation.

   Hence, in every zetetic process, the conclusion arrived at is essentially a quotient, which, if the details be correct, must, of necessity, be true beyond the reach or power of contradiction.

   1865, Samuel Birley Rowbotham, Zetetic Astronomy, 2022 facsimile reprint, Salzwasser Verlag, page 6,

2. Of or pertaining to zetetic astronomy (which employs zetetic principles to argue that the earth is flat).

   This^([the assumption that the earth is flat]) is the doctrine held by the Zetetic school of philosophy, which some years ago made quite a stir in England.[…]An active propagandist of Zetetic doctrine is Professor William Carpenter, 71 Chew street, who has been in this country for about five years.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry zetetic (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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