Regress argument
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The regress argument (also known as the diallelus (Latin < Greek di allelon "through or by means of one another")) is a problem in epistemology and, in general, a problem in any situation where a statement has to be justified.
According to this argument, any proposition requires a justification. However, any justification itself requires support. This means that any proposition whatsoever can be endlessly (infinitely) questioned.
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See also
- Epistemology
- I think, therefore I am
- Münchhausen trilemma
- Plato's Theaetetus
- Problem of the criterion
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