A Note Concerning Infinite Regresses of Deferred Justification.

An agent's belief in a proposition, E, is justified by an infinite regress of deferred justification just in case the belief that E is justified, and the justification for believing E proceeds from an infinite sequence of propositions, E, E, E, etc., where, for all n ≥ 0, E serves as the justification for E. In a number of recent articles, Atkinson and Peijnenburg claim to give examples where a belief is justified by an infinite regress of deferred justification. I argue here that there is no reason to regard Atkinson and Peijnenburg's examples as cases where a belief is so justified. My argument is supported by careful consideration of the grounds upon which relevant beliefs are held within Atkinson and Peijnenburg's examples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]