Is coherence conducive to reliability?

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Stefan Schubert
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[1] Lund University,Philosophy Department
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Synthese | 2012年 / 187卷
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Coherence; Reliability; Bayesianism; Probability;
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A measure of coherence is said to be reliability conducive if and only if a higher degree of coherence (as measured) of a set of testimonies implies a higher probability that the witnesses are reliable. Recently, it has been proved that the Shogenji measure of coherence is reliability conducive in restricted scenarios (e.g., Olsson and Schubert, Synthese, 157:297–308, 2007). In this article, I investigate whether the Shogenji measure, or any other coherence measure, is reliability conducive in general. An impossibility theorem is proved to the effect that this is not the case. I conclude that coherence is not reliability conducive.
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页码:607 / 621
页数:14
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