A woman explores bookshelves in a warm, inviting library filled with numerous books.

Every reason needs a reason

Challenge a belief and you demand another reason—then another. Does justification end, loop, or run forever?

The Regress Problem: Foundations, Webs, or Infinite Chains

Perception relies on the senses to acquire knowledge.

Foundations that stop the fall

Foundationalists end the chain with basic reasons from sources like perception or self-evident truths. Critics doubt the special status.

The Regress Problem: Foundations, Webs, or Infinite Chains