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No solid basis of knowledge, logic, etc. can be obtained
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German philosopher Hans Albert..
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A Critical Theory of Reason” (1967)
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Modern epistemology fundamentalism assumes justification by principle of sufficient reason (logic), but it develops critical rationalism as only a kind of dogmatism. rationalism] as it is only a kind of dogmatism.
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In order for ground B to be correct for A, we need ground C for B, and so on ad infinitum (infinite regress).
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If you use “axiom” that does not provide a basis for correctness somewhere, there is no basis for its correctness (Aporia of Axiom Setting).
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If the chain A → B → C → D → … comes back to A somewhere circular reasoning. [Munchausen’s trilemma - Wikipedia https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%92%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A6%E3%82%BC%E3%83%B3%E3 %81%AE%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9E]
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Sometimes it was written as infinite regress, but infinite regress, infinite regress, and going backwards without stopping are correct.
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