- justification - is the reason that someone (properly) holds a belief
2 Modes of Justifying Belief
- empiricism - the theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience
- rationalism - the theory that reason rather than experience is the foundation of certainty in knowledge
If “A” makes a claim, and “B” then casts doubt on it, “A“‘s next move would normally be to provide justification. The precise method one uses to provide justification is where the lines are drawn between rationalism and empiricism (among other philosophical views)