Philosophy / Unit 2 Philosophy 0076 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Foundationalism
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The idea
Foundationalism stops the regress with basic beliefs—beliefs justified without resting on others—on which everything else is built.
In practice
A pyramid: perceptual or self-evident beliefs at the base, the rest stacked above. Descartes' cogito was built to be bedrock.
Where people slip
The pressure point: which beliefs qualify as basic, and are they enough to hold the building?
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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