Catherine Z. Elgin - Non Foundationalist Epistemology: Holism, Coherence, and Tenability

Elgin's text is a chapter from the book 'Contemporary Debates in Epistemology, Second Edition', edited by Matthias Steup, John Turri, and Ernest Sosa. In the book, it is paired with a chapter by James Van Cleve -- where Elgin defends a moderately coherentist view, Van Cleve argues in favour of a moderately foundationalist view. (I quite recommend this book for the lively effect that the paired chapters have; it makes things more dynamic than an introductory book would otherwise be.)
Victor Gijsbers teaches philosophy at Leiden University in the Netherlands. This video is part of an ongoing look at various philosophical papers: • Philosophical Papers

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Great summary of Elgin's position on the topic. Incredibly clear and to the point - bravo!

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anytime the word coherence comes between the words holism and tenability it becomes 'in'coherence :-) ... quite a mouthful indeed !!

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