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PROSPECTS FOR SKEPTICAL FOUNDATIONALISM
Author(s) -
AIKIN SCOTT F.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
metaphilosophy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1467-9973
pISSN - 0026-1068
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9973.2007.00513.x
Subject(s) - foundationalism , skepticism , epistemology , philosophy
Properly understood, foundationalism as a meta‐epistemic theory is consistent with skepticism. This article outlines five possible points of overlap between the two views, and shows that arguments against foundationalism posited on its inability to refute skepticism are improperly framed.