"epistemic circularity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: epistemic circularities [plural]
Etymology: Coined by William Alston in 1986 in his article "Epistemic Circularity". Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} epistemic circularity (countable and uncountable, plural epistemic circularities)
  1. (epistemology, countable) A circle of (foundational) epistemic arguments where the reliability of a device used within this circle is also proven within the circle. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Epistemology
    Sense id: en-epistemic_circularity-en-noun-A2hbp1ny Topics: epistemology, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. (epistemology, uncountable) The quality of being such a circle. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Epistemology Related terms: circular argument, citogenesis Translations (quality): episteeminen kehämäisyys (Finnish), epistemische Zirkularität [feminine] (German), cyrkularność epistemologiczna (note: not idiomatic) [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-epistemic_circularity-en-noun-PglrrfKD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Topics: epistemology, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'quality': 4 96

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