1. A theory of Justification
Coherentism
A theory of Justification

2. All beliefs are symmetrical, belongs to the same category.
No Basic belief ( Bb)

3. epistemic neighborhood.
Doxastic Coherentism
Every justified belief receives its justification from other beliefs in its
epistemic neighborhood.

4. Which beliefs might make up the set of justification-conferring neighborhood beliefs?

5. Inference to the best explanation (IBE) Explanatory Coherence
My having (E) is best explained by assuming that (H) is true.

6. Reliability Coherence
Experiences like (E)
the hat looks blue to me
are (usually) reliable

7. Explanatory Coherence and Reliability Coherence – both face the
Circularity Problem

8. Dependence Coherentism
One’s justification for believing P1 depends on justification one has for believing some further propositions P2, P3, P4, … Pn

9. but solely by suitable perceptual experiences and memory contents.
Dependence Coherentism allows the possibility that a belief is justified, not by receiving any of its justification from other beliefs,
but solely by suitable perceptual experiences and memory contents.

10. Compromise position: Founda-coherentism
Doxastic Basicality – OK
Epistemic Basicality – Not OK
Doxastic Coherentism - Not OK
Dependence Coherentism - OK