ABSTRACT
Chapter 2 presented scientific experimentation as an endeavour that produces phenomena in the laboratory for scientific scrutiny. Coherence was selected as the fundamental principle that guides experimental practice and grounds belief in experimental results. In this chapter I argue that the epistemic value of coherence stems from the direct participation of the natural world. This participation renders the coherent results no trivial achievements because the actual properties of the aspect of the world under scrutiny play an active role in the production of knowledge about them. This participation may, however, vary, and thus the potential to generate knowledge.
