Sentence examples for foundational justification from inspiring English sources

On infallible belief, infallible justification, or direct acquaintance theories of foundational justification, there is precious little included in the foundations of knowledge.

Michael Huemer's (2001) phenomenal conservatism and Jim Pryor's (2000) dogmatism are both views that are far more "permissive" in allowing for foundational justification.

Just as one needs to end epistemic regresses with foundational justification, the foundationalist will argue, so one needs to end conceptual regresses with concepts one grasps without further definition.

In the hands of Rorty, McDowell and an increasing number of other contemporary thinkers, the resources of philosophical hermeneutics are deployed in an effort to break out of the epistemic, dualistic paradigms of modern philosophy, and to open new philosophical ground no longer haunted by the specters of relativism and scepticism, nor by the dream of foundational justification.

However, without the official spin, a reasonable and realistic understanding of the threat that Al-Qa'eda poses reveals that even this most foundational justification for the war in Afghanistan is just another hollow excuse for a useless and catastrophically expensive foreign occupation.

Suffering and happiness are in some sense "properly basic"; their significance is evident, in no need of justification, and foundational to materialist social theory.

So that leaves (iv): if any of our beliefs are justified, then they must either be foundationally justified or depend, ultimately, on foundational beliefs for their justification.

We can distinguish between two types of foundational theories of the justification of memory belief: simple foundationalism holds that every memory belief, just in virtue of being a memory belief, is prima facie justified.

They also address justifications and foundational arguments for privacy rights.

Classical versions of foundationalism about justification hold that foundational beliefs are justified by acquaintance.

In fact, we typically treat them as foundational, in need of no further justification.