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Ideas for 'Why coherence is not enough', 'Against Coherence' and 'Outline of a System of Utilitarianism'

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13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 2. Justification Challenges / a. Agrippa's trilemma

8840	There are five possible responses to the problem of infinite regress in justification [Cleve]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / a. Foundationalism

8841	Modern foundationalists say basic beliefs are fallible, and coherence is relevant [Cleve]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification

21515

Incoherence may be more important for enquiry than coherence [Olsson]

21514

Coherence is the capacity to answer objections [Olsson]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / c. Coherentism critique

21496

Mere agreement of testimonies is not enough to make truth very likely [Olsson]

21499

Coherence is only needed if the information sources are not fully reliable [Olsson]

21502

A purely coherent theory cannot be true of the world without some contact with the world [Olsson]

21512

Extending a system makes it less probable, so extending coherence can't make it more probable [Olsson]