Usually means: Philosophical theory grounding knowledge securely.
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  2. foundationalism: Wiktionary
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  2. foundationalism: Glosario de términos filosóficos (en inglés)

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▸ noun:  (epistemology) The doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs

Similar:
foundationalist, foundherentism, postfoundationalism, antifoundationalism, fundamentalism, justificationist, anti-foundationalism, justificationism, nonfoundationalist, post-foundationalism, more...

Opposite:
coherentism, contextualism

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Similar:
foundationalist, foundherentism, postfoundationalism, antifoundationalism, fundamentalism, justificationist, anti-foundationalism, justificationism, nonfoundationalist, post-foundationalism, more...

Opposite:
coherentism, contextualism



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