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Infinite Regress
A chain of reasoning where every justification requires a further justification, endlessly, with no ultimate foundation.
In an infinite regress, each claim is justified by another claim, which itself needs justification, and so on ad infinitum. No foundation is ever reached.
**Example:** 'Why is that true?' → 'Because of X.' → 'Why is X true?' → 'Because of Y.' → (continues forever)
Most philosophers consider infinite regress to be an unsatisfying basis for knowledge, as it never arrives at a justified starting point.