Single Idea 17597

[catalogued under 2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence]

Full Idea

I propose that there are six main kinds of coherence: explanatory, deductive, conceptual, analogical, perceptual, and deliberative. ...Epistemic coherence is a combination of the first five kinds, and ethics adds the sixth.

Gist of Idea

Coherence is explanatory, deductive, conceptual, analogical, perceptual, and deliberative

Source

Paul Thagard (Coherence: The Price is Right [2012], p.43)

Book Reference

-: 'Southern Journal of Philosophy' [-], p.43


A Reaction

Wonderful. Someone is getting to grips with the concept of coherence, instead of just whingeing about how vague it is.