the Münchhausen trilemma

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Agrippa's_trilemma
gptkbp:describes problem of justification in epistemology
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:Hans_Albert
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:formedBy 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Münchhausen trilemma
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Baron_Münchhausen
gptkbp:option axiomatic assertion
circular reasoning
regress ad infinitum
gptkbp:originatedIn Western philosophy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:problem_of_the_criterion
foundationalism
coherentism
infinitism
gptkbp:state all attempts to prove any truth must rely on one of three unsatisfactory options
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Agrippa's_trilemma
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7