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The concepts are linked because justification is defined as the epistemic support for a proposition [1], and various epistemological theories describe how justification relates to believing or evaluating a proposition {fact:2, fact:4, fact:6, fact:10, fact:11}.
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Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 8 facts
claimDependence coherentism asserts that whenever a subject is justified in believing a proposition p1, the justification for believing p1 depends on the justification the subject has for believing some further propositions p1, p2, … pn.
claimA proposed solution to distinguish between better and worse explanations is to assert that if one explanation (E1) includes a proposition that a subject is not justified in believing, while another explanation (E2) does not, then (E2) is the better explanation.
claimDependence coherentism rests on the supposition that it is possible for a subject to have justification for a proposition without actually believing that proposition.
formulaEpistemic Basicality (EB) defines a subject's justified belief that p as basic if and only if the subject's justification for believing that p does not depend on any justification the subject possesses for believing a further proposition, q.
claimA subject's justification for believing a proposition (p) is defined as possessing a link between the belief that p and the truth of p.
claimHaving justification for believing a proposition does not entail that a subject actually believes that proposition.
claimIndependence foundationalism defines a basic belief that p as a belief whose justification does not depend on having any justification for believing another proposition q, asserting that a basic belief's justification is completely independent of having justification for any other beliefs.
formulaA subject S is justified a priori in believing a proposition p if and only if the justification for believing p does not depend on any experience.
Epistemic Justification – Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology press.rebus.community 2 facts
claimTruth is a requirement for knowledge, but it is a distinct requirement from justification; one cannot know a proposition to be true if that proposition is false.
claimExplanationists are epistemologists who believe that justification is a matter of which propositions provide the best explanations for a person.
Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
claimA 'defeater' is a false proposition that, if realized by the believer, would undercut or defeat the justification for their belief.