epistemic circularity

noun

Etymology

Coined by William Alston in 1986 in his article "Epistemic Circularity".

Definitions

  1. A circle of (foundational) epistemic arguments where the reliability of a device used…

    A circle of (foundational) epistemic arguments where the reliability of a device used within this circle is also proven within the circle.

  2. The quality of being such a circle.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for epistemic circularity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA