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    Coherentism (BonJour, early; Quine) holds that justificat... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Some sources of evidence are merely derivative, deriving their justificatory power from a more basic source.

    Coherentism (BonJour, early; Quine) holds that justification arises from mutual support among beliefs, not from foundational basic sources.

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    • 1.Foundationalism requires basic beliefs needing no justification, but all beliefs seem revisable upon reflection.
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    • 2.Scientific theories gain credibility through systematic coherence and mutual explanatory support, not isolated foundations.
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    • 3.Our beliefs about memory, perception, and logic mutually support each other—no single source grounds the entire system.
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    • 1.A coherent system of false beliefs (e.g., ancient astronomy) could be internally consistent without being justified.
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    • 2.Coherence alone cannot explain why perceptual experiences justify beliefs about external reality, not mere internal consistency.
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    • 3.Two equally coherent but contradictory belief systems could exist; coherence lacks external constraint to prefer either one.
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