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This 5 page paper examines the three theories that fall within this paradigm. Many examples are included to fully explain the theories. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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all, many people believe that values and beliefs are personal business. There are different points of view and each should be tolerated. When it comes to justification theory, there are
proofs to suggest what is right and wrong. What is morally correct is something that is part of the theory. There is a notion that there is a sense of
goodness attached to beliefs, but it begs several questions which leads to three different versions of justification. One is foundationalism, which is a theory that claim some beliefs are rather
basic and are not tied to any other belief (Honderich, 1995). Here, non-basic beliefs that are justified are based on foundations through reasoning or good inferences (Honderich, 1995). In a
discussion on foundationalism, the following observation is made: " But again, what is it about my being in pain as opposed to Caesars being assassinated which makes it appropriate to
claim that my being in pain justifies me in believing that Im in pain while Caesars having been assassinated doesnt justify me in believing that Caesar was assassinated" ("Foundationalist," 2005).
Here, in this part of the argument that is perhaps out of context but nevertheless relevant, one can argue that there as seemingly good justifications for making inferences. Someone seems
to be in pain, believes that he is in pain and concludes that he is in pain. The clich? that if it walks like a duck and talks like a
duck, its a duck, is a case in point. What one sees is the truth. One can make observations quite readily without doing mental gymnastics. It is an idea that
makes sense. In the example above, no one knows what happened to Caesar exactly. Much of what is known is read in history books, but it is clear that one
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