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Coherentism vs. Foundationalism

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Personal experience can serve as indefeasible evidence for belief justification.

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Foundationalism

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The truth of a belief is determined by its fit with a web of other beliefs.

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Coherentism

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Historical knowledge is best understood as a coherent narrative rather than a series of foundational facts.

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Coherentism

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Analytic truths, such as 'All bachelors are unmarried', provide a foundation for further knowledge claims.

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Foundationalism

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Scientific theories are only valid if they cohere with established scientific laws and facts.

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Coherentism

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Logical axioms and theorems are self-evident and do not require further justification.

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Foundationalism

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Certain a priori concepts are necessary for making sense of the empirical world.

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Foundationalism

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Mathematical axioms are self-evident truths that serve as a foundation for other mathematical knowledge.

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Foundationalism

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Empirical evidence serves as the groundwork from which we deduce further knowledge.

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Foundationalism

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The beliefs about the external world can be justified without appealing to an ultimate foundation.

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Coherentism

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Perceptual experiences themselves do not constitute knowledge until they are integrated into a coherent system of beliefs.

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Coherentism

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Justified beliefs are those that cohere with the majority of our other beliefs.

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Coherentism

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Our senses provide a direct foundation for knowledge.

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Foundationalism

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Moral truths are justified by their coherence with a larger ethical system, rather than by an appeal to self-evident principles.

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Coherentism

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The consistency of a belief system is the most crucial factor for its truth.

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Coherentism

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