coherentist

English

Etymology

coherent +‎ -ist

Adjective

coherentist (comparative more coherentist, superlative most coherentist)

  1. (philosophy) Of or supporting coherentism

Noun

coherentist (plural coherentists)

  1. (philosophy) One who supports coherentism in terms of truth or justification
    • 2007 July 12, Harold Langsam, “Rationality, Justification, and the Internalism/Externalism Debate”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 1, →DOI:
      So the foundationalist holds that both experiences and beliefs can justify beliefs, whereas the coherentist holds that only beliefs can justify beliefs.

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