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Sidgwick, Reflective Equilibrium and the Triviality Charge

Schmidt, Michael W. ORCID iD icon

Abstract (englisch):

I argue against the claim that it is trivial to state that Sidgwick used the method of wide reflective equilibrium. This
claim is based on what could be called the Triviality Charge, which is pressed against the method of wide reflective
equilibrium by Peter Singer. According to this charge, there is no alternative to using the method if it is interpreted
as involving all relevant philosophical background arguments. The main argument against the Triviality Charge is
that although the method of wide reflective equilibrium is compatible with coherentism (understood as a form of
weak foundationalism) as well as moderate foundationalism, it is not compatible with strong foundationalism.
Hence, the claim that a philosopher uses the method of wide reflective equilibrium is informative. In particular,
this is true with regard to Sidgwick.


Verlagsausgabe §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000138085
Veröffentlicht am 16.11.2021
Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
Publikationstyp Proceedingsbeitrag
Publikationsjahr 2021
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISBN: 978-3-7315-1108-3
KITopen-ID: 1000138085
HGF-Programm 37.11.02 (POF IV, LK 01) Societally-Feasible Transformation Pathways
Erschienen in Utility, Progress, and Technology: Proceedings of the 15th Conference of the International Society for Utilitarian Studies Ed.: M. Schefczyk, Michael [Hrsg.]; C. Schmidt-Petri
Veranstaltung 15th Conference of the International Society for Utilitarian Studies (ISUS 2018), Karlsruhe, Deutschland, 24.07.2018 – 26.07.2018
Verlag KIT Scientific Publishing
Seiten 247-258
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