Question
F. H. Bradley argued, contra George Stout, that infallible facts do not exist in the 1909 Mind article “On Truth and [this concept].” For 10 points each:
[10m] What concept names a theory that views justification as a holistic property? Ernest Sosa compared that theory named for this concept to a raft, in contrast to the “pyramid” of foundationalism.
ANSWER: coherence [accept coherence theory of truth; accept coherentism; accept “On Truth and Coherence”]
[10h] Bradley’s “On Truth and Coherence” defends the coherence theory developed in this philosopher’s 1906 book The Nature of Truth. This British idealist advised T. S. Eliot’s dissertation on Bradley’s philosophy.
ANSWER: H. H. Joachim [or Harold Henry Joachim] (He was the nephew of violinist Joseph Joachim.)
[10e] This frequent correspondent of Bradley rejected coherentism in favor of a correspondence theory of truth. After he broke with British idealism, Mind published this philosopher’s article “On Denoting.”
ANSWER: Bertrand Russell
<FW, Philosophy (19th/20th Century)>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quining Quem Quaeritis | The Waterloo Queens | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| The Book of Coming Forth by Gay | Hawk Tuahology | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |