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foundationalists

foundationalists is the plural of foundationalist.

Meaning of foundationalist

Noun

foundationalist (plural foundationalists)

  1. A supporter of foundationalism, the doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs
    • So the foundationalist holds that both experiences and beliefs can justify beliefs, whereas the coherentist holds that only beliefs can justify beliefs.2007 July 12, Harold Langsam, “Rationality, Justification, and the Internalism/Externalism Debate”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 1, →DOI

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Questions about foundationalists

What is foundationalists the plural of?
Foundationalists is the plural of foundationalist.

Words near foundationalists in the dictionary

  1. foundational witness
  2. foundational witnesses
  3. foundationalism
  4. foundationalist
  5. foundationalistic
  6. foundationalists
  7. foundationality
  8. foundationally
  9. foundationary
  10. foundationed
  11. foundationer

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