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    Supports→Foundationalism is not the only acceptable solution to the epistemic regress problem

    If justificatory standards are context-sensitive, then the regress terminates not in privileged foundational beliefs but in pragmatically accepted presuppositions relative to a context.

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    Key Terms

    Regress(as used in epistemology and logic)
    An infinite chain of reasoning where each explanation requires another explanation, like asking 'why?' infinitely and never reaching a final answer.
    context-sensitive(Used to describe terms like 'I' and 'left' whose reference shifts with the context of use.)
    A term whose semantic value or referent varies depending on features of the context of utterance, such as the identity or orientation of the speaker.
    epistemology(Contrasted with purely descriptive scientific inquiry)
    A normative enterprise that tells us how we ought to reason from evidence and how we ought to justify our beliefs, as distinct from merely describing how we do reason or justify beliefs
    foundational beliefs(Epistemological foundationalism; contrasted with beliefs that derive justification from other beliefs)
    Beliefs whose justification is not mediated by any other proposition.

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    foundationalism(Presented as the conclusion of the epistemic regress argument)
    The epistemological view that some beliefs have justification without depending on other beliefs, serving as the non-inferential base for all other justified beliefs
    justificatory standards(epistemology (the study of knowledge))
    The rules or criteria we use to decide whether a belief is reasonable and well-supported.
    pragmatically accepted presuppositions(epistemology and pragmatism)
    Assumptions we make practical use of and agree to work with in a given situation, even if we can't fully prove them.

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