Justification-affording Circular Arguments

An argument whose conclusion C isessential evidence for one of its premises canprovide its target audience with justificationfor believing C. This is possible becausewe can enhance our justification for believinga proposition C by integrating it into anexplanatory network of beliefs for which C itself provides essential evidence. I arguefor this in light of relevant features ofdoxastic circularity, epistemic circularity,and explanatory inferences. Finally, I confirmmy argument with an example and respond toobjections.