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The author wishes to thank the National Endowment for the Humanities for supporting the research from which the present paper issued. The author is indebted as well to Robert Audi and Malcolm Acock who criticized an earlier draft and most particularly to Mark Overvold who provided the paper's impetus.

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Heil, J. Foundationalism and epistemic rationality. Philos Stud 42, 179–188 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00374032

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