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Justification vs Internalist - What's the difference?

justification | internalist |

As nouns the difference between justification and internalist

is that justification is a reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence while internalist is (philosophy) a supporter of internalism.

As an adjective internalist is

(philosophy) holding that a particular mental phenomenon, such as motivation or justification, has an internal rather than external basis.

justification

English

(wikipedia justification)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
  • (typography) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).

    • Related terms

    * justify * acquittal * exculpation

    Antonyms

    * conviction * condemnation

    internalist

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (philosophy) Holding that a particular mental phenomenon, such as motivation or justification, has an internal rather than external basis
  • * {{quote-journal, 2008, date=December 6, Sanford C. Goldberg, Reliabilism in philosophy, Philosophical Studies, url=, doi=10.1007/s11098-008-9300-7, volume=142, issue=1, pages=
    • , passage=For one thing, many people regard rationality as an epistemically internalist notion, whereas reliability is a paradigmatic example of an epistemically externalist notion. }}

    Coordinate terms

    * externalist

    Related terms

    * internalism * internality

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) A supporter of internalism
  • * {{quote-journal, 2007, date=July 12, Harold Langsam, Rationality, Justification, and the Internalism/Externalism Debate, Erkenntnis, url=, doi=10.1007/s10670-007-9059-9, volume=68, issue=1, pages=
    • , passage=Perhaps I will appear presumptuous and misguided in claiming to explain the debate between internalists and externalists, for some would insist that there are a variety of related debates that get discussed under the heading of internalism and externalism. }}

    See also

    * internist * (Internalism)

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