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    It is not the case that Reid's appeal to common sense as epistemic bedrock merely relocates the justificatory problem rather than solving it.

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    • 1.Common sense beliefs can be self-evident or foundational without requiring further justification—some stopping points are necessary.
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    • 2.Reid's framework avoids circularity by treating common sense as properly basic, not as a claim needing external warrant.
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    • 3.Relocating rather than eliminating the problem may be reasonable if common sense is more reliable than alternative foundations.
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    • 1.Common sense beliefs lack further justification—we cannot explain why they're reliable without circular reasoning.
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    • 2.Reid assumes common sense is self-justifying, but this merely asserts rather than solves the regress problem.
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    • 3.Any foundational appeal (whether to reason, sense data, or common sense) faces the same justificatory challenge.
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