Philosophy / Unit 2 Philosophy 0075 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Regress Problem
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The idea
The regress problem: every justification rests on reasons, which need their own reasons—threatening an endless chain, a circle, or an arbitrary stop.
In practice
Why believe the bridge is safe? The inspection. Why trust the inspection? The inspector. Why trust the inspector—and so on.
Your place on the trail
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