Foundationalism §

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• Epistemology: Foundationalism is a theory in epistemology, the study of knowledge and justification.
• Coherentism: Coherentism is an alternative to foundationalism in epistemology.
• Anti-foundationalism: Anti-foundationalism is a direct challenge to foundationalism, which holds that there are basic, incontrovertible beliefs that serve as the foundation for knowledge.
• Justification: Foundationalism provides a theory of how beliefs can be justified based on basic beliefs.
• Empiricism: Empiricist foundationalism holds that basic beliefs are justified by sensory experience.
• Epistemology: Foundationalism is a theory in epistemology that holds that knowledge must be based on a foundation of basic beliefs.
• Epistemology of Science: Foundationalism is an epistemological theory that knowledge is built upon basic, self-evident beliefs, which has been debated in the context of the epistemology of science.
• Rationalism: Rationalist foundationalism holds that basic beliefs are justified by reason or intuition.
• Basic Beliefs: Foundationalism posits the existence of basic beliefs that are self-evident or self-justifying.
• A Posteriori Knowledge: Empiricist foundationalists appeal to a posteriori knowledge from experience as basic beliefs.
• Internalism: Foundationalism is typically an internalist theory requiring beliefs to be justified by factors internal to the mind.
• Reliabilism: Reliabilism is an externalist theory that contrasts with the internalist requirements of foundationalism.
• Rationalism: Rationalism is a form of foundationalism, which holds that there are basic beliefs that are self-evident and serve as the foundation for other beliefs.
• Infinitism: Infinitism is an alternative view that allows an infinite chain of justification.
• Externalism: Externalist theories reject the internalist requirements of foundationalism.
• Cartesian Doubt: Rene Descartes’ method of doubt is a foundationalist approach to knowledge.
• A Priori Knowledge: Rationalist foundationalists often appeal to a priori knowledge as basic beliefs.
• Internalism: Foundationalism, which holds that there are basic beliefs that are self-justifying, is a form of internalism.
• Regress Problem: The regress problem questions how a chain of justification can avoid an infinite regress or circularity.
• Foundationalist Theories of Justification: Foundationalism provides theories for how non-basic beliefs can be justified based on basic beliefs.