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Does reflective equilibrium help us converge?

Andreas Freivogel
Published in: Synthese (2023)
I address the worry that reflective equilibrium is too weak as an account of justification because it fails to let differing views converge. I take up informal aspects of convergence and operationalise them in a formal model of reflective equilibrium. This allows for exploration by the means of computer simulation. Findings show that the formal model does not yield unique outputs, but still boosts agreement. I conclude from this that reflective equilibrium is best seen as a pluralist account of justification that cannot be accused of resulting in an "anything goes" relativism.
Keyphrases
  • molecular dynamics
  • molecular dynamics simulations
  • aqueous solution
  • deep learning