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This document discusses the epistemic regress problem in justifying knowledge. It defines knowledge as justified true belief. If beliefs need justification, then knowledge could rely on either direct experience or indirect beliefs based on other beliefs. Indirect knowledge leads to epistemic chains of justification. There are four types of epistemic chains - two are unanchored (infinite chains and circular chains) and two are anchored (coherentism and foundationalism). Infinite chains are problematic as it
- Author
- Jayson James Bentayao
- Language
- EN