coherentism

English

Etymology

From coherent +‎ -ism.

Noun

coherentism (countable and uncountable, plural coherentisms)

1. (philosophy) A form of reasoning where the truth or falsehood of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer's knowledge and experiences.

Derived terms

• foundherentism

 

Related terms

• coherentist

Translations

reasoning where the truth of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer’s knowledge and experiences

• Finnish: koherentismi
• Polish: koherencjonizm m
• Portuguese: coerentismo m

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