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| Reflective equilibrium: The reflective equilibrium in Rawls is a method of moral reasoning that involves comparing and contrasting one's moral intuitions with one's principles of justice. The goal is to achieve a state of equilibrium in which one's intuitions and principles are mutually supportive. See also J. Rawls, Veil of ignorance, Society, Justice, Fairness._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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John Rawls on Reflective Equilibrium - Dictionary of Arguments
I 18 Def Reflexive Equilibrium/Principles/Rawls: we begin with as weak a premise as possible, which should however be so strong as to provide a suitable (significant) set of principles. Then we go back and forth until premises and principles are curtailed and adapted. This equilibrium is not necessarily stable. I 48 Reflective equilibrium/Rawls: (See also Terminologies/Rawls): from a moral-philosophical point of view, it is best to attribute a person's sense of justice not to an idea of justice, but to a concordance of their judgments with a reflective equilibrium, i. e. after weighing up different ideas. I 50 Is there a reflective equilibrium? If so, is it unique? Can it be achieved?_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Rawl I J. Rawls A Theory of Justice: Original Edition Oxford 2005 |
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