Critics of coherentism
It is a great theory to call out the inconsistencies of others, but it has been criticized for allowing circular reasoning.
The problem is that coherentism has been criticized on these very internalist grounds. If we can be justified in believing things based on no other authority than my own beliefs, then it allows the possibility of any outlandish beliefs.
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