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Ideas of James O. Young, by Text
[Canadian, fl. 2013, Professor at the University of Victoria, Canada.]
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2013
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The Coherence Theory of Truth
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Intro
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p.1
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Deflationary theories reject analysis of truth in terms of truth-conditions
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Intro
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p.1
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Are truth-condtions other propositions (coherence) or features of the world (correspondence)?
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§1
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p.1
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Two propositions could be consistent with your set, but inconsistent with one another
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§1
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p.1
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19076
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Coherence theories differ over the coherence relation, and over the set of proposition with which to cohere
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§1
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p.2
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Coherence with actual beliefs, or our best beliefs, or ultimate ideal beliefs?
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§2.1
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p.2
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For idealists reality is like a collection of beliefs, so truths and truthmakers are not distinct
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§2.2
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p.3
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Coherence truth suggests truth-condtions are assertion-conditions, which need knowledge of justification
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§3.1
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p.4
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Coherent truth is not with an arbitrary set of beliefs, but with a set which people actually do believe
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§3.1/2
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p.4
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How do you identify the best coherence set; and aren't there truths which don't cohere?
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