"epistemic circularity" meaning in English

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        "A circle of (foundational) epistemic arguments where the reliability of a device used within this circle is also proven within the circle."
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        "(epistemology, countable) A circle of (foundational) epistemic arguments where the reliability of a device used within this circle is also proven within the circle."
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          "_dis": "11 89",
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        "The quality of being such a circle."
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        "(epistemology, uncountable) The quality of being such a circle."
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          "_dis1": "43 57",
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          "_dis1": "4 96",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "quality",
          "word": "episteeminen kehämäisyys"
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          "sense": "quality",
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          "word": "epistemische Zirkularität"
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          "sense": "quality",
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      ],
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        "The quality of being such a circle."
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        "(epistemology, uncountable) The quality of being such a circle."
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "quality",
      "word": "episteeminen kehämäisyys"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "quality",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "epistemische Zirkularität"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
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