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[from 'There is immediate Justification' by James Pryor, in 13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / e. Pro-foundations ]

Full Idea

The best argument for immediate justification is not the Regress Argument, but from considering examples, such as I have a headache, I am raising my arm, I am imagining my grandmother, or seeing how dominoes could fill a chessboard.

Gist of Idea

The best argument for immediate justification is not the Regress Argument, but considering examples

Source

James Pryor (There is immediate Justification [2005], §3)

Book Reference

'Contemporary Debates in Epistemology', ed/tr. Steup,M/Sosa,E [Blackwell 2005], p.184


A Reaction

Most of his examples depend on the fact that they cannot be challenged by anyone else, because they are within his own mind. The dominoes require complex thought. The first two could be erroneous if he was dreaming.