Pragmatic Coherence Theory of Truth
Subject Areas : Philosophy
Keywords: Coherence theory of truth, Hinge propositions, Effective coherent systems of , World-picture, Form of life,
Abstract :
In this essay, we would review the coherence theory of truth from the viewpoint of the later Wittgenstein's philosophy, in order to answer the two problems with which this theory faces. First, the Problem of the system of beliefs isolated from the world; and second, the problem of evaluating alternative coherent systems of beliefs. In the beginning, we will examine two assumptions of the coherence theory of truth, which lead to these two problems, and the two problems themselves. Then, reviewing the coherence theory, we will provide a solution for these two problems. It will become clear that the hinge propositions derived from the later Wittgenstein's epistemological ideas, would be an efficient solution to the isolation objection. Finally, to find a solution for the second problem, we can, by formulating the coherence theory in the light of this kind of propositions, use the criterion of the efficiency of the system of beliefs in order to make a choice between two alternative coherent systems of beliefs.
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