infinite regress

noun

Definitions

  1. A regress into an infinite sequence of propositions in an attempt to found the truth of…

    A regress into an infinite sequence of propositions in an attempt to found the truth of the proposition Pᵢ on the truth of the proposition Pᵢ₊₁.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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