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