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The Regress Problem

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The regress problem: every justification rests on reasons, which need their own reasons—threatening an endless chain, a circle, or an arbitrary stop.

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Why believe the bridge is safe? The inspection. Why trust the inspection? The inspector. Why trust the inspector—and so on.