Single Idea 9329

[catalogued under 13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification]

Full Idea

Justification is coherence with a background system which, when irrefutable, converts to knowledge.

Gist of Idea

Justification is coherence with a background system; if irrefutable, it is knowledge

Source

Keith Lehrer (Consciousness,Represn, and Knowledge [2006])

Book Reference

'Self-Representational Approaches to Consciousness', ed/tr. Kriegel,U /Williford,K [MIT 2006], p.411


A Reaction

A problem (as the theory stands here) would be whether you have to be aware that the coherence is irrefutable, which would seem to require a pretty powerful intellect. If one needn't be aware of the irrefutability, how does it help my justification?