English Explanatory Dictionary

epistemic circularity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A circle of (foundational) epistemic arguments where the reliability of a device used within this circle is also proven within the circle.
  2. The quality of being such a circle.

Word forms

epistemic circularity epistemic circularities

Etymology

Coined by William Alston in 1986 in his article "Epistemic Circularity".

Related words

circular argument citogenesis
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