Beisbart, Claus; Brun, Georg (2024). Is There a Defensible Conception of Reflective Equilibrium? Synthese, 203(79) Springer Netherlands 10.1007/s11229-024-04495-1
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The goal of this paper is to re-assess reflective equilibrium (“RE”). We ask whether there is a conception of RE that can be defended against the various objections that have been raised against RE in the literature. To answer this question, we provide a systematic overview of the main objections, and for each objection, we investigate why it looks plausible, on what standard or expectation it is based, how it can be answered and which features RE must have to meet the objection. We find that there is a conception of RE that promises to withstand all objections. However, this conception has some features that may be unexpected: it aims at a justification that is tailored to understanding and it is neither tied to intuitions nor does it imply coherentism. We conclude by pointing out a cluster of questions we think RE theorists should pay more attention to.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Philosophy 06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Philosophy > Theoretical Philosophy |
UniBE Contributor: |
Beisbart, Claus, Brun, Georg |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy 100 Philosophy > 120 Epistemology |
ISSN: |
0039-7857 |
Publisher: |
Springer Netherlands |
Funders: |
[42] Schweizerischer Nationalfonds |
Projects: |
Projects 182854 not found. |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Georg Brun |
Date Deposited: |
04 Mar 2024 10:13 |
Last Modified: |
04 Mar 2024 10:22 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s11229-024-04495-1 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/193718 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/193718 |
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