noun
coherence theory of truth
A philosophical theory of truth: a proposition is true if it coheres with a specified set of other propositions. Often contrasted with 対応説 (correspondence theory).
See also: 対応説
整合説では、命題の真偽は他の命題との整合性によって決まる。
In the coherence theory, the truth of a proposition is determined by its coherence with other propositions.
His paper compares the coherence theory and the correspondence theory.