Foundational Justification
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My theory is a version of foundationalism. Foundationalism says that there are certain beliefs, the so-called "foundational beliefs," which we are justified in holding and which do not depend on any other beliefs for their justification. Perceptual beliefs, in my view, are foundational. Notice that the definition of foundational beliefs does not say that they do not depend on anything else for their justification; it says they do not depend on other beliefs for their justification. In my view, perceptual beliefs certainly do depend on something else for their justification: namely, perceptual experiences.
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