Coherentist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who supports coherentism in terms of truth or justification

    "So the foundationalist holds that both experiences and beliefs can justify beliefs, whereas the coherentist holds that only beliefs can justify beliefs."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or supporting coherentism

Example

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"So the foundationalist holds that both experiences and beliefs can justify beliefs, whereas the coherentist holds that only beliefs can justify beliefs."

Etymology

From coherent + -ist.

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