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justificationism

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Etymology

From justification + -ism.

Noun

justificationism (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) An approach that regards the justification of a claim as primary, while the claim itself is secondary; thus, criticism consists of trying to show that a claim cannot be reduced to the authority or criteria that it appeals to.

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