Location
University of Windsor
Document Type
Paper
Keywords
conductive argument, reflective equilibrium, John Rawls, Carl Wellman, W.T. Stace, Henry Aiken, H. L. A. Hart, judgment, moral philosophy
Start Date
18-5-2011 9:00 AM
End Date
21-5-2011 5:00 PM
Abstract
In this paper I compare and contrast Rawls’s notion of reflective equilibrium with Wellman‘s notion of conductive argument. In the course of so doing I will address two key questions: (1) Are conduc-tive argument and reflective equilibrium best understood as modes of reasoning or types of argument? and (2) What relationship (logical, pragmatic, etc.), if any, is there between them?
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University of Windsor
In this paper I compare and contrast Rawls’s notion of reflective equilibrium with Wellman‘s notion of conductive argument. In the course of so doing I will address two key questions: (1) Are conduc-tive argument and reflective equilibrium best understood as modes of reasoning or types of argument? and (2) What relationship (logical, pragmatic, etc.), if any, is there between them?
