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Reflective equilibrium

Reflective equilibrium is a state of balance or coherence among a set of beliefs arrived at by a process of deliberative mutual adjustment among general principles and particular judgements. Although he did not use the term, philosopher Nelson Goodman introduced the method of reflective equilibrium as an approach to justifying the principles of inductive…

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Use in Rawls's political theory

Norman DanielsThomas ScanlonCoherentistMetaethicalOriginal position
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BalanceJudgementsNelson GoodmanJustifyingInductive logic
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Relation to constructivism

Kai NielsenConstructivists
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Criticism

Paul ThagardConsequentialist
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