Ideas from 'Against Coherence' by Erik J. Olsson [2005], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Against Coherence' by Olsson,Erik J. [OUP 2008,978-0-19-955051-7]].
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification
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Incoherence may be more important for enquiry than coherence
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Coherence is the capacity to answer objections
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / c. Coherentism critique
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Mere agreement of testimonies is not enough to make truth very likely
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Coherence is only needed if the information sources are not fully reliable
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A purely coherent theory cannot be true of the world without some contact with the world
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Extending a system makes it less probable, so extending coherence can't make it more probable
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