Document Type
Article
Abstract
In this paper I will be arguing for a new theory of justification as a hybrid of coherentism and infinitism which I shall call Coherent Infinitism (CI), with the goal of showing that we can have justified beliefs. This paper will be divided into sections. I will begin with a basic layout of both coherentism and infinitism as separate theories of justification. In the subsequent section major objections to both these theories will be analyzed, which make them implausible by themselves. The third section of this paper will focus on the nature of justification and the properties of the justification relation between epistemic beliefs. The next section will examine the basic justificatory structure of CI combining elements of the two aforementioned theories and integrating the findings of section three to show how we can have justified beliefs. Lastly, I shall investigate possible objections to CI not including skepticism1 and attempt to provide answers to them.
Publication Date
2021
Recommended Citation
Batt, Luca, "Coherent Infinitism as a Hybrid Model of Epistemic Justification" (2021). Bouwsma Paper Contest. 6.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/philosophy_bouwsma/6