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Ethics

justifying moral beliefs by mutually adjusting principles, considered judgments and background theories until they cohere.

In ethics, reflective equilibrium refers to justifying moral beliefs by mutually adjusting principles, considered judgments and background theories until they cohere. This meaning comes from Daniels (1979) in The Journal of Philosophy.[1]

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  1. Daniels, N. (1979). Wide Reflective Equilibrium and Theory Acceptance in Ethics. The Journal of Philosophy, 76(5), 256. https://doi.org/10.2307/2025881

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