2088 | A rational account of a wagon would mean knowledge of its hundred parts [Plato] |
20308 | Encounters with things confuse the mind, and internal comparisons bring clarity [Spinoza] |
19410 | Scientific truths are supported by mutual agreement, as well as agreement with the phenomena [Leibniz] |
23642 | If non-rational evidence reaches us, it is reason which then makes use of it [Reid] |
22640 | We find satisfaction in consistency of all of our beliefs, perceptions and mental connections [James] |
21579 | Objects are treated as real when they connect with other experiences in a normal way [Russell] |
21498 | Congruents assertions increase the probability of each individual assertion in the set [Lewis,CI] |
21513 | We can no more expect a precise definition of coherence than we can of the moral ideal [Ewing] |
17660 | Discovery is often just finding a fit, like a jigsaw puzzle [Goodman] |
3096 | Coherence avoids scepticism, because it doesn't rely on unprovable foundations [Harman] |
2767 | If it is empirical propositions which have to be coherent, this eliminates coherent fiction [Dancy,J] |
21511 | A well written novel cannot possibly match a real belief system for coherence [Bonjour] |
21510 | The objection that a negated system is equally coherent assume that coherence is consistency [Bonjour] |
21505 | A coherent system can be justified with initial beliefs lacking all credibility [Bonjour] |
21504 | The best explanation of coherent observations is they are caused by and correspond to reality [Bonjour] |
9126 | Bayesians build near-certainty from lots of reasonably probable beliefs [Sorensen] |
6786 | As science investigates more phenomena, the theories it needs decreases [Bird] |
8846 | Reasons for beliefs can be cited to others, unlike a raw headache experience [Pryor] |