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justificationism

noun

Etymology

From justification + -ism.

  1. derived from iustus
  2. derived from iustificationem
  3. derived from justification
  4. inherited from justificacioun
  5. suffixed as justificationism — “justification + ism”

Definitions

  1. An approach that regards the justification of a claim as primary, while the claim itself…

    An approach that regards the justification of a claim as primary, while the claim itself is secondary; thus, criticism consists of trying to show that a claim cannot be reduced to the authority or criteria that it appeals to.

The neighborhood

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