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wide reflective equilibrium as an answer to an objection to moral heuristics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2005

edward stein
Affiliation:
benjamin n. cardozo school of law, new york, ny 10003 ed@edstein.com http://www.edstein.com
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if, as is not implausible, the correct moral theory is indexed to human capacity for moral reasoning, then the thesis that moral heuristics exist faces a serious objection. this objection can be answered by embracing a wide reflective equilibrium account of the origins of our normative principles of morality.

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open peer commentary
Copyright
2005 cambridge university press