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    Supports→Justification of a belief is determined solely by properties of systems of belief, including coherence

    If only beliefs can justify beliefs, then justification conditions are limited to properties of systems of beliefs

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    The coherence theory of truth enjoys two sorts of motivations. One is primarily epistemological. Most coherence theorists also hold a coherence theory of knowledge; more specifically, a coherence theory of justification. According to this theory, to be justified is to be part of a coherent system of beliefs. An argument for this is often based on the claim that only another belief could stand in a justification relation to a belief, allowing nothing but properties of systems of belief, including

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