A reductio of coherentism

Tom Stoneham

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8284.2007.00683.x

A reductio of coherentism

Tom Stoneham

Philosophy

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Abstract

An argument is presented which shows that coherence theories of justification are committed to a conception of epistemic support which conflicts with an axiom of probability theory.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	254-257
Number of pages	4
Journal	Analysis
Volume	67
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8284.2007.00683.x
Publication status	Published - Jul 2007

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© 2007 Tom Stoneham. This is an electronic version of an article published in Analysis, complete citation information for the final version of the paper, as published in the print edition of Analysis, is available on the Blackwell Synergy online delivery service, accessible via the journal's Blackwell website or at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com.

Keywords

Coherence theory of justification

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