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Meaning of foundherentism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
faʊndˈhɪəɹənˌtɪzm

Definitions

A theory of justification that combines elements from the two rival theories addressing infinite regress: foundationalism and coherentism.

uncountable

Examples

“But one of the express tenets of foundherentism is that “there need be no privileged class of empirical beliefs justified exclusively by the support of experience, independently of the support of other beliefs” (Haack 1993, p. 19).”

CEFR level

C2
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