Christopher columbus was convinces that he discovered a route to the east indies because it lined up with his maps and the current beliefs of his day. However, he was wrong. This example demonstrates problem with.

Question Options:

a) a reliabilist form of justification

b) an evidentalist form of justification

c) a foundationalist form of justification

d) a coherentist form of justification

AN EVIDENTIALIST FORM OF JUSTIFICATION

Explanation: Evidentialism in philosophy is the theory that the justification of a belief depends solely on the facts or observations for it.

In evidentialism, an individual is justified to believe something when there is an evidence that supports their belief.. This theory is in essence about beliefs that are JUSTIFIED and those that are not.

Christopher Columbus belief that he discovered a route to the east indies was as a result of evidence gotten from his maps and the belef of his day. This example is clearly what evidentialism emphasizes.

This is an "EVIDENTIALIST FORM OF JUSTIFICATION".

Explanation: Evidentialist form of justification, states that for a statement to be justified as truth, they must be an evidence to show that such statement is true. But the problem with this justification is that, it doesn't explain how to ascertain an evidence to be true or false.

Because Christopher Columbus has an evidence to prove his belief about the route to the east indies, it is an evidential justification. But because he cannot ascertain his evidence, which is the map and current belief of the day to be true or false. This made him to give a wrong justification.

the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.