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Bovens, Luc Department of Philosophy, University of Colorado at Boulder

Hartmann, Stephan London School of Economics

Print publication date: 2004 (this edition)
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Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-926975-4
doi:10.1093/0199269750.003.0003

2 Coherence

Luc Bovens

Stephan Hartmann

Shows how to construct a coherence quasi-ordering that respects the claim that the more coherent a set of propositions is, the greater the degree of confidence ought to be in its content, ceteris paribus. Applies this result to the problem of scientific-theory choice.
Keywords: Bonjour, coherence measures, Coherence quasi-ordering, scientific-theory choice, Tweety

doi:10.1093/0199269750.003.0003