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    infinite regress argument is an argument against a theory based on the fact that this theory leads to an infinite regress. For such an argument to be successful...
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    In epistemology, the regress argument is the argument that any proposition requires a justification. However, any justification itself requires support...
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  • infinite regress argument is an argument against a theory based on the fact that this theory leads to an infinite regress. A positive infinite regress argument...
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    Turtles all the way down (category Philosophical arguments)
    such as the regress argument in epistemology. Early variants of the saying do not always have explicit references to infinite regression (i.e., the phrase...
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  • needed] Evidentialism also faces a challenge from the infinite regress argument. This argument begins with the observation that, normally, one's supporting...
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  • Look up regress in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Regress may refer to: Regress argument, a problem in epistemology concerning the justification of propositions...
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  • insistence on definitions. It also attempts to offer a solution to the regress argument that plagues correspondence theory. In an epistemological sense, it...
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    Homunculus arguments are always fallacious unless some way can be found to "ground" the regress. In psychology and philosophy of mind, "homunculus arguments" (or...
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    Münchhausen trilemma (category Philosophical arguments)
    knowledge, as with dogmatism, not start at all, as with infinite regress, or be a circular argument, justified only by itself and have no solid foundation, much...
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    every proposition requires justification. Infinite regress, also represented within the regress argument, is closely related to the problem of the criterion...
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  • of a simple deductive argument. Ultimately, Achilles fails, because the clever tortoise leads him into an infinite regression. The discussion begins...
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  • In philosophy, Ryle's regress is a classic argument against cognitivist theories, and concludes that such theories are essentially meaningless as they...
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    Analysis of Knowledge Poston, Lead Section Hasan & Fumerton 2022, § 1. Regress Arguments for Foundationalism Klein 1998, § 4. Foundationalism and Coherentism...
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    be in “a turtle’s dream in outer space.” The regress argument in epistemology and the infinite regress in philosophy often use the expression "turtles...
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  • infinite regress of past events. First, Craig argues that the universe began to exist, using two philosophical and two scientific arguments. Second, Craig...
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  • up infinite regress in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An infinite regress is when there is an unending chain of causes: Regress argument is the epistemological...
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  • valuable from the standpoint of the aims of cognition.": 22  Dream argument Regress argument (epistemology) Münchhausen trilemma Blaauw, Martijn; Pritchard...
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  • his five arguments for God's existence. These arguments are grounded in an Aristotelian ontology and make use of the infinite regression argument. Aquinas...
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  • Infinite regress § Failure to explain Fallacies of definition Loaded question Open-question argument Polysyllogism Presuppositional apologetics Regress argument...
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  • posteriori Analytic–synthetic distinction Gettier problem Justification Regress argument Theories of justification Foundationalism – Basic beliefs justify other...
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  • written in 1895 by Lewis Carroll, describes a paradoxical infinite regress argument in the realm of pure logic. It uses Achilles and the Tortoise as characters...
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  • subjective access to that reason. Fallibilism Finitism Perspectivism Regress argument Relativism Ichikawa, Jonathan Jenkins; Steup, Matthias (2017-03-17)...
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    defined within a function Quine (computing) – Self-replicating program Regress argument – Philosophical problemPages displaying short descriptions of redirect...
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    other cosmological arguments, such as that of Thomas Aquinas, which rests on the impossibility of a causally ordered infinite regress, and those of Leibniz...
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  • knowledge. This is a separate and more fundamental issue than the regress argument found in discussions on justification of knowledge. In Western philosophy...
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    Absurdism (section Arguments)
    University. Retrieved 26 April 2022. Cameron, Ross (2018). "Infinite Regress Arguments". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab...
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    hypotheses. This is often combined with the argument that if the brain had fixed views and the arguments were mere after-constructs with no causal effect...
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  • yoga Rationality Real freedom Reason Reciprocity Reference Reform Regress argument Research ethics Religion Ren Right to exist Righteousness Rights Ring...
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  • Collins's argument to the cases of theoretical practice ("theoretician's regress"; Kennefick 2000) and computer simulation studies ("simulationist's regress";...
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    problematical because of Ryle's regress and the homunculus argument. Recently, reliance on the private language argument and the "homunculus objection"...
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