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    The coherentist framework successfully handles the regres... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Foundationalism is not the only acceptable solution to the epistemic regress problem

    The coherentist framework successfully handles the regress by dissolving rather than terminating the chain, offering a structurally distinct and viable alternative.

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    • 1.Mutual support between beliefs can justify each belief without requiring external foundations, avoiding infinite regress entirely.
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    • 2.Coherence reflects how knowledge actually works in practice—scientific theories, legal systems, and reasoning all rely on internal consistency.
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    • 3.Foundationalism's demand for self-justifying axioms is metaphysically questionable; coherence offers a psychologically realistic alternative.
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    • 1.Coherence alone cannot distinguish between equally coherent but false belief systems; a novel fiction could be internally consistent.
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    • 2.Dissolving regress through mutual justification merely relocates the problem—the web itself still requires justification for why we trust it.
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    • 3.Coherentism struggles with isolationist objections: a perfectly coherent system disconnected from reality wouldn't constitute knowledge.
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