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coherentism: a standalone construct

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Epistemology

view that a belief is justified by its coherence with a whole system of beliefs rather than by resting on basic, self-justifying beliefs.

In epistemology, coherentism refers to view that a belief is justified by its coherence with a whole system of beliefs rather than by resting on basic, self-justifying beliefs. This meaning comes from Bonjour (1976) in Philosophical Studies.[1]

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belief4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs coherence4 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs foundation2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Bonjour, L. (1976). The coherence theory of empirical knowledge. Philosophical Studies, 30(5), 281-312. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00357928

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