infinitism

infinitism
The view that knowledge may be justified by an infinitely long chain of reasoning.

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  • Infinitism — is the view that knowledge may be justified by an infinite chain of reasons. It belongs to epistemology, the branch of philosophy that treats of the possibility, nature, and means of knowledge. Epistemological infinitismKnowledge is widely… …   Wikipedia

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  • Infinitism — is the view that knowledge may be justified by an infinite chain of reasons …   Mini philosophy glossary

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  • Regress argument — The regress argument (also known as the diallelus (Latin < Greek di allelon through or by means of one another )) is a problem in epistemology and, in general, a problem in any situation where a statement has to be justified.[1][2][3]… …   Wikipedia

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  • Coherentism — There are two distinct types of coherentism. One refers to the coherence theory of truth. The other refers to the coherence theory of justification. The coherentist theory of justification characterizes epistemic justification as a property of a… …   Wikipedia

  • Outline of epistemology — See also: Index of epistemology articles The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to epistemology: Epistemology or theory of knowledge – branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge.[1] The… …   Wikipedia

  • Epistemology — (from Greek επιστήμη episteme , knowledge + λόγος , logos ) or theory of knowledge is a branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope (limitations) of knowledge. [Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Volume 3, 1967, Macmillan, Inc.] The term… …   Wikipedia

  • Empiricism — John Locke, a leading philosopher of British empiricism This article is about the field of philosophy. For the album by Borknagar, see Empiricism (album). Empiricism is a theory of knowledge that asserts that knowledge comes only or primarily via …   Wikipedia

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