Foundationalism and Coherentism From a Contextualist Point of View

Here is the picture classical foundationalism draws of
empirical justification: Our system of beliefs is structured
like a pyramid, it consists of a broad foundation of perceptual
beliefs, i.e. beliefs reporting the contents of our
perceptual states, and a superstructure of worldly beliefs,
i.e. beliefs reporting what is going on in the world around
us. The beliefs building the foundation, the perceptual
beliefs, are to be justified noninferentially, by direct appeal
to our perceptual experiences, while the beliefs in the
superstructure, beliefs about what is going on in the world
around us, are to be justified inferentially, i.e. by appeal to
other beliefs. Ultimately, our worldly beliefs thus rest on
our perceptual beliefs, which in turn draw upon our
perceptual experiences.