Foundationalism
Foundationalism Foundationalism is any theory in epistemology (typically, theories ... than a non-foundational one. Arguments for foundationalism Foundationalists generally tend to argue that there ... four-year old constantly asking "why?" Historical foundationalism: rationalism vs. empiricism Historically, two varieties of ... neither empiricism nor rationalism is committed to foundationalism (it is possible to be an ...
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Talk:Foundationalism
Talk:Foundationalism I've given this article, which let ... series, but I believe a religion called "Foundationalism" appeared there (Dr. Franklin?). We may want ... should be a link to Babylon 5/Foundationalism since that term is not used with ...
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Anti-foundationalism
Anti-foundationalism Anti-foundationalism is a term applied to any philosophy ...
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Talk:Anti-foundationalism
Talk:Anti-foundationalism From WPT:WPP See Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Philosophy#Request_for_help ...
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Regress argument
... belief. Skepticism would be the only option. Foundationalism Perhaps the chain begins with a belief ... beliefs. In this solution, which is called foundationalism, all beliefs are justified by basic beliefs. Foundationalism is a form of dogmatism. Foundationalism is the belief that a chain of ... An analogy to explain this idea compares foundationalism to a building. Ordinary individual beliefs ...
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Talk:Regress argument
... attempt to refute it in favor of foundationalism. The regression argument seems more closely tied with skepticism than with foundationalism. It supports the skeptic more than the ... but the article states that it supports foundationalism. What happens when the regressional questioning is used to understand the basis of foundationalism? The foundationalist at some point says, “ ... be a page about skepticism, not about foundationalism. A refutation should not be the ...
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Talk:Postmodern philosophy
... the members of the movement themselves. 'Anti-Foundationalism' "Postmodern philosophy is generally characterized by a ... or presence from absence. This is anti-foundationalism...." That final assertion in this passage is badly mistaken. Foundationalism is not about making distinctions, per se, and anti-foundationalism is not about denying them. Whatever the ... term is here, it is not 'anti-foundationalism', though PMists do often describe their ...
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Basic belief
Basic belief In foundationalism, basic beliefs (also commonly called foundational beliefs ... are the axioms of a belief system. Foundationalism holds that all beliefs must be justified ... their validity; Within this basic framework of foundationalism, there are a number of views regarding ... the justification of other beliefs. In classical foundationalism, beliefs are held to be properly basic ... evident to the senses (empiricism). In modern foundationalism , beliefs are held to be properly ...
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Laurence BonJour
... and he has begun to defend Cartesian foundationalism in such works as Epistemology. In his ... Justification and Experience", Synthese. "The Dialectic of Foundationalism and Coherentism", in the Blackwell Guide to ... Sosa, Blackwell. "Toward a Defense of Empirical Foundationalism", in Michael DePaul (ed.), Resurrecting Old-Fashioned Foundationalism (Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2000). With a ... criticisms by John Pollock and Alvin Plantinga. "Foundationalism and the External World", in James ...
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Coherentism
... of justification — an epistemological theory opposing foundationalism and offering a solution to the regress ... what is generally meant by the term. Foundationalism One might conclude that there must be ... not need justification. This view is called foundationalism. For instance, rationalists such as Descartes and ... as providing the foundation for the series. Foundationalism relies on the uneasy claim that it ... justification for any statement. Coherentism contends that foundationalism provides an arbitrary spot to stop ...
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