Against Coherence: Truth, Probability, and Justification

by Erik J. Olsson

Book Overview

It is tempting to think that, if a person's beliefs are coherent, they are also likely to be true. Indeed, this truth-conduciveness claim is the cornerstone of the popular coherence theory of knowledge and justification. Hitherto much confusion has been caused by the inability of coherence theorists to define their central concept. Nor have they succeeded in specifying in unambiguous terms what the notion of truth-conduciveness involves. This book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199550514
• ISBN13: 9780199550517
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"