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[from 'Regressive Method for Premises in Mathematics' by Bertrand Russell, in 13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification ]

Full Idea

Although intrinsic obviousness is the basis of every science, it is never, in a fairly advanced science, the whole of our reason for believing any one proposition of the science.

Gist of Idea

Believing a whole science is more than believing each of its propositions

Source

Bertrand Russell (Regressive Method for Premises in Mathematics [1907], p.279)

Book Reference

Russell,Bertrand: 'Essays in Analysis', ed/tr. Lackey,Douglas [George Braziller 1973], p.279