Essays on Coherentism

Philosophy

Explain some of the benefits a student may gain by studying philosophy. Philosophy enables one to reason and it represents almost every aspect of one’s life. Studying philosophy enables one to understand themselves better, understand the purpose of their lives and be in a position to account for most happenings in their daily lives.

Explain the Socratic Method of Teaching. Is this a useful way for students to learn?

Socratic Method of teaching is a technique that involves a dialogue between the student and the teacher where the teacher poses questions at the students continuously. It is an efficient method of learning because the teacher is able to shape the student’s outlooks ...

1. Foundationalism is a mode of justification which is primarily based on a system of beliefs. These beliefs are critically analyzed and they either gain merit or lose justification based on the emergent findings of their critical and exhaustive analysis and interpretation. Foundationalism further asserts that there are some self-justifying statements that do not need any further justification. There exists some statements which are self-evident. These statements are in themselves considered irrefutable truths and do not need any form of justification. Coherentism argues that a statement gains justification only upon discovery of other statements that lend support to the argument statement. Every ...