Foundationalism
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Foundationalism is an epistemological theory that holds that all justified beliefs ultimately rest on a base of certain, self-justified, or otherwise non-inferential foundational beliefs.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18498622 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foundationalism Context triple: [Rationalism, relatedTo, Foundationalism]
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Beyond Foundationalism
Beyond Foundationalism is a theological and philosophical work by Stanley Grenz that critiques classical foundationalist epistemology and proposes a postmodern, communally shaped approach to Christian doctrine and knowledge.
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Reformed epistemology
Reformed epistemology is a school of thought in religious epistemology that argues belief in God can be rational and properly basic without requiring inferential evidence or arguments.
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foundherentism
Foundherentism is Susan Haack’s hybrid epistemological theory that combines elements of foundationalism and coherentism to explain how beliefs are justified.
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Epistemic Justification
Epistemic Justification is a work in philosophy that examines how and when beliefs are rationally supported by evidence and reasoning.
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Scottish Common Sense Realism
Scottish Common Sense Realism is an 18th–19th century philosophical movement, associated with thinkers like Thomas Reid, that emphasizes the reliability of ordinary human perception and common-sense beliefs as the foundation for knowledge and was highly influential in Protestant theology and American thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foundationalism Target entity description: Foundationalism is an epistemological theory that holds that all justified beliefs ultimately rest on a base of certain, self-justified, or otherwise non-inferential foundational beliefs.
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A.
Beyond Foundationalism
Beyond Foundationalism is a theological and philosophical work by Stanley Grenz that critiques classical foundationalist epistemology and proposes a postmodern, communally shaped approach to Christian doctrine and knowledge.
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B.
Reformed epistemology
Reformed epistemology is a school of thought in religious epistemology that argues belief in God can be rational and properly basic without requiring inferential evidence or arguments.
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C.
foundherentism
Foundherentism is Susan Haack’s hybrid epistemological theory that combines elements of foundationalism and coherentism to explain how beliefs are justified.
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D.
Epistemic Justification
Epistemic Justification is a work in philosophy that examines how and when beliefs are rationally supported by evidence and reasoning.
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E.
Scottish Common Sense Realism
Scottish Common Sense Realism is an 18th–19th century philosophical movement, associated with thinkers like Thomas Reid, that emphasizes the reliability of ordinary human perception and common-sense beliefs as the foundation for knowledge and was highly influential in Protestant theology and American thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
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