coherentists

To avoid embracing contradictions, coherentists often commit themselves (if only covertly) to the objectionable relativistic view that

The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009

Dedicated coherentists tend to reject such counterexamples by insisting that they are not possible after all.

The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009

Unlike the coherentists, however, the reasoning-responsive theorists believe that there is more to the capacity for self-reflection than the capacity to hold higher-order attitudes.

Personal Autonomy Buss, Sarah 2008

In contrast, strict coherentists insist that it is possible to act autonomously while being moved by desires that are not only irresistible when they produce their effects, but so integral to one's identity that one could not possibly will to resist them.

Personal Autonomy Buss, Sarah 2008

If coherentists have been led to their position by an epistemological route, they believe that we cannot

The Coherence Theory of Truth Young, James O. 2008

Thus, as Annis sees it, both foundationalists and coherentists depict justification as a function of certain facts about the subject alone, considered in isolation from his/her social environment (˜context™).

Epistemic Contextualism Rysiew, Patrick 2007

Those who endorse this view may be called coherentists.

Privacy DeCew, Judith 2006

Nevertheless, it is important to recognize that coherentists have quite diverse, and sometimes overlapping, views on what it is that is distinctive about privacy and what links diverse privacy claims.

Privacy DeCew, Judith 2006

Reductionists are generally critical of privacy, while coherentists defend the coherent fundamental value of privacy interests.

Privacy DeCew, Judith 2006

But if coherentists account for the importance of perception in one way or another, they can meet that expectation as well as foundationalists.

Epistemology Steup, Matthias 2005