Theory+of+Justification

==**The** __**Theory of Justification**__ is a part of epistemology (the study of knowledge) that attempts to understand the justification of propositions and beliefs. Loosely speaking, justification is 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.==

=If //Wendy// makes a //**knowledge claim**//, and //Peter// then casts doubt on it, //Wendy'//s next move would normally be to provide //justification//.=

==Empiricism (the evidence of any of the five senses), authoritative testimony (the appeal to criteria and authority), and logic are often involved in justification. In the TOK course, Justifications can be categorized under the Ways of Knowing (Perception, Reason, Language, Emotion, Memory, Imagination, Faith, and Intuition).==