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Coherence theories of truth claim that coherence and consistency are important features of a theoretical system, and that these properties are sufficient to its truth. To state it in the reverse, that "truth" exists only within a system, and doesn't exist outside of a system.
According to the coherence theory, to say that a statement (usually called a judgment) is true or false is to say that it coheres or fails to cohere with a system of other statements; that it is a member of a system whose elements are related to each other by ties of logical implication as the elements in a system of pure mathematics are related.
The coherence theory holds that truth consists in coherence amongst our beliefs. It can thus rule out radical scepticism and avoid the problems of the correspondence theory. Considerations about meaning and verification have also pointed philosophers in the same direction.
THE COHERENCE THEORY OF TRUTH (Received 19 december, 1977) The purpose of this paper is (I) to determine what the coherence theory - in its classical, Hegelian form - has to say about truth, (II) to show that, on its own assumptions, the classical form of the theory is demonstrably valid, and (III) to make some relevant comments on this ...
What is the Coherence Theory of Truth? The Coherence Theory holds that truth is not a standalone property of a single proposition but rather a quality that emerges from a relationship within a system of interconnected beliefs.
coherence theory of truth. Quick Reference. The view that the truth of a proposition consists in its being a member of some suitably defined body of other propositions: a body that is consistent, coherent, and possibly endowed with other virtues, provided these are not defined in terms of truth.
Summarize Joachim’s description of the coherence theory of truth. Explain on Joachim’s view whether or not anything can be known to be absolutely true. Is a systemized theory of everything necessary for empirical statements to be true? The Reading Selection from The Nature of Truth. [Coherence as Conceivability]
Summarize the difference between truth and validity as expressed in formal logic. According to Joachim, why cannot formal logic guarantee truth? How does Joachim's "systematic coherence" differ from the "consistency" or the "validity" of formal logic? Summarize Joachim's description of the coherence theory of truth.
THE COHERENCE THEORY OF TRUTH. The third well-known theory of truth is the coherence theory which is absolutely irreconcileable with ours, since it holds that the truth of a belief that A is B depends not on whether A is B, but on how far the belief that it is forms part of a coherent system.
Ralph C. S. Walker, 2021. "The Coherence Theory", The Nature of Truth: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives, Michael P. Lynch, Jeremy Wyatt, Junyeol Kim, Nathan Kellen. Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager; EasyBib; Bookends; Mendeley; Papers; EndNote; RefWorks; BibTex
