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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

토대론

Pronunciation / Transliteration: todaeron

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Foundationalism/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən.əl.ɪz.əm/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"토대론은 지식의 확실한 기초를 찾고자 합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A theory in epistemology stating that beliefs are justified based on a foundation of basic beliefs that do not require justification themselves.

    "Foundationalism attempts to solve the problem of infinite regress in justification by establishing indubitable starting points."
  2. 2

    Any philosophical view that maintains that certain principles, beliefs, or concepts are fundamental and serve as an unshakeable basis for knowledge or truth.

    "Critics of cultural foundationalism argue that moral standards are relative rather than rooted in universal truths."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from English 'foundation' (ultimately from Latin 'fundamentum', related to 'fundus' meaning bottom or base), combined with the suffix '-al' and the philosophical suffix '-ism'. It emerged in modern epistemological discourse to describe systems of thought built upon basic, self-justifying beliefs.

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