Single Idea 8952

[catalogued under 2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason]

Full Idea

A state of 'reflective equilibrium' is when our theory and our intuitions become completely aligned

Gist of Idea

We reach 'reflective equilibrium' when intuitions and theory completely align

Source

Jennifer Fisher (On the Philosophy of Logic [2008], 12.IV)

Book Reference

Fisher,Jennifer: 'On the Philosophy of Logic' [Thomson Wadsworth 2008], p.187


A Reaction

[Rawls made this concept famous] This is a helpful concept in trying to spell out the ideal which is the dream of believers in 'pure reason' - that there is a goal in which everything comes right. The problem is when people have different intuitions!