Epistemic Justification: Foundationalism and Beyond

number of things I believed to be true. A few examples: I believed I was in Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. I believed I was caught up on my student loan payments. I believed that, when I was seven, a dog named Tuffy lived across the street with a family whose name I can’t recall. I believed all these things, but I was less confident in some of those beliefs than others. Why? One way of explaining why is to point out that I am less justified in holding some of those beliefs than others. But what exactly does it mean to say a belief is justified?