Structures of Justification: Part I. Infinitism and Coherentism

• Authors: Jacek Ziobrowski

Title variants

PL

Struktury uzasadniania. Część I. Infinityzm i koherentyzm

EN

Structures of Justification: Part I. Infinitism and Coherentism

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

This paper is the first part of a series of articles about the structure of justification. I outline the so-called infinite regress problem and focus on three corresponding positions: skepticism (concerning justification), infinitism, and coherentism. Skepticism found its expression in Agrippa’s trilemma. Infinitism has been developed by Peter Klein and Scott Aikin. Coherentism is (primarily) discussed in its holistic version. I present different concepts of coherence and coherent justification, point out the main objections to coherentism and some ways to rebut them. General considerations concerning coherentism are illustrated by solutions included in the theories of Laurence BonJour and Thomas Bartelborth.

• Publisher: University of Warsaw, Institute of Philosophy
• Journal: Filozofia Nauki
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 67-113

Dates

published

2018-03-25

Contributors

author

Jacek Ziobrowski

Identifiers

DOI

10.14394/filnau.2018.0004