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justification

in epistemology, the reason why someone properly holds a belief, the explanation as to why the belief is a true one, or an account of how one knows what one knows
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justification

Summary

justification is a philosophical concept[1]. justification draws 172 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_concept category, ranking #77 of 256).[2]

Key Facts

  • justification's instance of is recorded as philosophical concept[3].
  • justification is a type of reason[4].
  • justification is a type of explanation[5].
  • justification is a type of justification[6].
  • justification's Commons category is recorded as Justification[7].
  • justification's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Justification (epistemology)[8].
  • justification's studied by is recorded as epistemology[9].

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Designation and Status

justification's instance of is recorded as philosophical concept[3].

Why It Matters

justification draws 172 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_concept category, ranking #77 of 256).[2] justification has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] justification is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

explanation

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → philosophical concept
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Justification (epistemology)
    Subclass of → reason, explanation, justification
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 23066, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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