reflective equilibrium
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreflectiveandequilibrium
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reflective
adjective
uk/rɪˈflek.tɪv/us/rɪˈflek.tɪv/
A reflective surface sends back most of the light that shines on it and can therefore be ...
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equilibrium
noun[S or U]
uk/ˌek.wɪˈlɪb.ri.əm/us/ˌiː.kwəˈlɪb.ri.əm/
a state ...
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(Definition ofreflectiveandequilibriumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Accordingly, this justification holds that political liberalism is justified because it satisfies the criterion ofreflectiveequilibrium.
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Of course, both of these theories for grounding thereflectiveequilibriumjustification for political liberalism depend on second-order theories with which reasonable people can disagree.
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Upon analysis, the ideas of stability andreflectiveequilibriumcan be combined to form two different second-order justifications for political liberalism.
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And the fact that it is likely to lead to political stability helps to explain why it is inreflectiveequilibrium.
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Now the question should be: what part in this procedure of reaching towardreflectiveequilibriumis played by desire?
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My argument in the first phase of my project was envisaged as a first step in the process of reaching toward such areflectiveequilibrium.
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In effect, we are now engaged in reasoning towardreflectiveequilibrium.
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That a conviction is strongly held, however, does not show that it would be held inreflectiveequilibrium.
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If the family is indefensible from within the original position, that will simply be the result ofreflectiveequilibrium.
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The success of this justification of political liberalism depends on whether the criterion ofreflectiveequilibriumitself can be defended.
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Two views about the relationship betweenreflectiveequilibriumand truth could support such a claim.
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Only big, important goals will, inreflectiveequilibrium, stand above the ever-present froth and allow the comparison to be anything more than a rough one.
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Reflectiveequilibriumsuggests that the current principles do not capture adequately this concern and hence a new principle of respect for communities is needed.
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It would function in the way analogous to the way widereflectiveequilibriumfunctions.
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Thus, on this view, political liberalism is justified because it is inreflectiveequilibrium.
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Respondents' attitudes are important if we think of them as part of some kind ofreflectiveequilibrium.
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As the author indicates in the introductory chapter, finding areflectiveequilibriumis what he aims for.
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The aim should be areflectiveequilibriumof intuition and theory.
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