Your beliefs are much harder to justify than you think

Your beliefs are much harder to justify than you think

Unraveling the complex tapestry of personal beliefs, we delve into the intricacies of justification. Prepare to challenge your convictions, as we explore why substantiating our deeply held views may be more difficult than we initially perceive.

Epistemic justification is the area of philosophy that asks: what counts as enough to justify a belief?

Coherentism is the theory that states a belief is justified insofar as it coheres or is consistent with our other beliefs.

Circular reasoning is great because I said so

Coherentism is an “internalist” theory

Learn to stop worrying and love circular reasoning

Coherentism is a view that settles for circular reasoning knowingly because the alternatives are just as bad, if not worse

Waxing poetic for noetics

Coherentism is a view that settles for circular reasoning because the alternatives are just as bad, if not worse

Pluto still isn’t a planet

Coherentism argues that a belief is considered to be more or less justified on the basis of how far it agrees with other beliefs

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