Ideas from 'The Structure of Empirical Knowledge' by Laurence Bonjour [1985], by Theme Structure
[found in 'The Structure of Empirical Knowledge' by Bonjour,Laurence [Harvard 1985,0-674-84381-9]].
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification
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A coherence theory of justification can combine with a correspondence theory of truth
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There will always be a vast number of equally coherent but rival systems
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Empirical coherence must attribute reliability to spontaneous experience
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / b. Pro-coherentism
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The objection that a negated system is equally coherent assume that coherence is consistency
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A well written novel cannot possibly match a real belief system for coherence
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A coherent system can be justified with initial beliefs lacking all credibility
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The best explanation of coherent observations is they are caused by and correspond to reality
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 5. Anomalies
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Anomalies challenge the claim that the basic explanations are actually basic
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