justificationism

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Etymology

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From justification +‎ -ism.

Noun

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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.