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The philosophical concept that addresses the reasons or grounds for belief, assessing whether a belief is rationally acceptable.

Knowledge that is gained through deduction and independent of experience.

Knowledge that depends on empirical evidence and experience.

The theory that all knowledge originates from sensory experience.

The view that regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge.

An epistemological view that holds that the justificatory status of a belief is determined by factors external to the believer's psychological state.

An epistemological theory that maintains that justification depends solely on factors internal to a person's own mind.

The philosophical attitude of doubting the truth of certain knowledge or beliefs.

An epistemological theory that posits that all knowledge and justified belief rest on a foundation of certain basic beliefs that do not themselves require justification.

An alternative to foundationalism which posits that all beliefs must cohere with one another as a whole to achieve justification.

The philosophical concept that truth is determined by how accurately it reflects the realities it represents.

The view that a statement is true if it is useful or works effectively in practical application.

An epistemological theory that suggests that a belief is justified by an infinite chain of reasons.

The philosophical principle that human beings could be wrong about their beliefs, expectations, or understanding of the world.

An epistemological theory that asserts that beliefs must be based on evidence to be justified.

An epistemological theory that suggests that a belief is justified if it is produced by a process that typically yields a high percentage of true beliefs.

An approach to epistemology that emphasizes the role of intellectual virtues, like courage or humility, in the acquisition of knowledge.

A philosophical issue questioning whether having a justified true belief is sufficient for knowledge after presenting situations where such criteria are met but do not seem to constitute knowledge.

An epistemological theory that holds that the truth-value of a statement is dependent on its contextual usage.

A view in epistemology that seeks to apply the methods of the natural sciences to the investigation of knowledge.

The view that physical objects do not exist as things in themselves but only as perceptual phenomena or bundles of sense-data in the mind.

A form of skepticism derived from the philosophy of René Descartes that questions the reliability of our senses in the acquisition of knowledge.

An epistemological perspective that believes knowledge is constructed by learners as they attempt to make sense of their experiences.

Verbs that imply the truth of the propositions attached to them, such as 'know', 'realize', and 'see'.