epistemic circularity
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by William Alston in 1986 in his article "Epistemic Circularity".
Noun
[edit]epistemic circularity (countable and uncountable, plural epistemic circularities)
- (epistemology, countable) A circle of (foundational) epistemic arguments where the reliability of a device used within this circle is also proven within the circle.
- (epistemology, uncountable) The quality of being such a circle.
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