Reflective equilibrium: individual or public?

Baderin, A. (2017) Reflective equilibrium: individual or public? Social Theory and Practice, 43 (1). pp. 1-28. ISSN 0037-802X doi: 10.5840/soctheorpract20174311

Abstract/Summary

The paper explores whether the method of reflective equilibrium (RE) in ethics and political philosophy should be individual or public in character. I defend a modestly public conception of RE, in which public opinion is used specifically as a source of considered judgments about cases. Public opinion is superior to philosophical opinion in delivering judgments that are untainted by principled commitments. A case-based approach also mitigates the methodological problems that commonly confront efforts to integrate philosophy with the investigation of popular attitudes. This conception of RE is situated in relation to alternative accounts, including those of Daniels, Rawls, and Wolff and de-Shalit.

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URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/79481
Identification Number/DOI	10.5840/soctheorpract20174311
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Publisher	Florida State University Department of Philosophy
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