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Moral Strata John R. Welch

Moral Strata By John R. Welch

Moral Strata by John R. Welch


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This volume recreates the received notion of reflective equilibrium. When used in tandem with comparative decision theory, this standard can aid in the effort to turn the undesirable condition of reflective disequilibrium into reflective equilibrium.

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Moral Strata: Another Approach to Reflective Equilibrium by John R. Welch

This volume recreates the received notion of reflective equilibrium. It reconfigures reflective equilibrium as both a cognitive ideal and a method for approximating this ideal. The ideal of reflective equilibrium is restructured using the concept of discursive strata, which are formed by sentences and differentiated by function. Sentences that perform the same kind of linguistic function constitute a stratum. The book shows how moral discourse can be analyzed into phenomenal, instrumental, and teleological strata, and the ideal of reflective equilibrium reworked in these terms. In addition, the work strengthens the method of reflective equilibrium by harnessing the resources of decision theory and inductive logic. It launches a comparative version of decision theory and employs this framework as a guide to moral theory choice. It also recruits quantitative inductive logic to inform a standard of inductive cogency. When used in tandem with comparative decision theory, this standard can aid in the effort to turn the undesirable condition of reflective disequilibrium into reflective equilibrium.

Table of Contents

Preface.- Chapter 1 Discursive Strata.- Chapter 2 Saving the Moral Phenomena.- Chapter 3 Comparative Decision Theory.- Chapter 4 Working with Moral Means.- Chapter 5 Securing Our Moral Ends.- Chapter 6 Remedies for Reflective Disequilibrium.- Index.

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NLS9783319382913
9783319382913
3319382918
Moral Strata: Another Approach to Reflective Equilibrium by John R. Welch
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Paperback
Springer International Publishing AG
2016-08-23
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