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Coherentism
Coherentism meaning
A form of reasoning where the truth or falsehood of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer's knowledge and experiences.
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Coherentism accepts any belief that is part of a coherent system of beliefs.
Coherentism Alternatively, the chain of reasoning may loop around on itself, forming a circle.
Coherentism is the belief that an idea is justified if and only if it is part of a coherent system of mutually supporting beliefs (i.
Coherentism replaces the chain with a holistic web.
In effect Coherentism denies that justification can only take the form of a chain.
Popular theories of justification include: * Coherentism – Beliefs are justified if they cohere with other beliefs a person holds, each belief is justified if it coheres with the overall system of beliefs.
The most common objection to naïve Coherentism is that it relies on the idea that circular justification is acceptable.
This position is motivated in part by the desire to avoid what is seen as the arbitrariness and circularity of its chief competitors, foundationalism and coherentism.
This view can be seen as either a version of foundationalism, with common sense statements taking the role of basic statements, or as a version of Coherentism.