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Foundationalism (Theory of knowledge)

LC control no.sh2003005284
LC classificationBD238.F68
Topical headingFoundationalism (Theory of knowledge)
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See alsoKnowledge, Theory of
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Found inWork cat.: 2003023324: Rockmore, T. On foundationalism, 2004.
ISCID encyc. of sci. and philos. WWW site, Oct. 23, 2003: Foundationalism page ("foundationalism is now used ... both in literary and religious circles to refer to various positions that stand in contrast to relativism ... These uses ... distract from the clear meaning the term has been given in epistemology.")
Britannica concicse encyc. WWW site, Oct. 23, 2003 Foundationalism page ("In epistemology, the view that some beliefs can justifiably be held directly, e.g., on the basis of sense perception or rational intuition, and not by inference from other justified beliefs.")