"foundationalism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: foundational + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|foundational|ism}} foundational + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} foundationalism (uncountable)
  1. (epistemology) The doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Epistemology Related terms: antifoundationalism, foundationalist, postfoundationalism Translations (the doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs): fundamentalismi (Finnish), foundationalismi (Finnish), fundacionalismo [masculine] (Portuguese), fundacionismo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-foundationalism-en-noun--P8jbY9W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Topics: epistemology, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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