foundationalist
English
Etymology
foundational + -ist
Noun
foundationalist (plural foundationalists)
- (philosophy) A supporter of foundationalism, the doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs
- 2007 July 12, Harold Langsam, “Rationality, Justification, and the Internalism/Externalism Debate”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 1, :
- So the foundationalist holds that both experiences and beliefs can justify beliefs, whereas the coherentist holds that only beliefs can justify beliefs.
Translations
a supporter of foundationalism
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Adjective
foundationalist (comparative more foundationalist, superlative most foundationalist)
- Of or relating to foundationalism.
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