Goodman and the Reflective Equilibrium

Authors

  • Eros Moreira Carvalho Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2013.3.13661

Keywords:

Reflective equilibrium. Justification. Nelson Goodman. Old problem of induction.

Abstract

Goodman claimed that the mutual adjustment between particular inductive inferences and inductive principles composes the only justification needed for both. Nevertheless, his characterization of this adjustment, afterward named “reflective equilibrium”, was sketchy. That raised doubts about its adequacy. In this paper, I argue that the reflective equilibrium, correctly characterized, gives us the only justification needed and the best one that we can obtain for inductive practice.

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Author Biography

Eros Moreira Carvalho, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutor em Filosofia pela UFMG. Professor Adjunto da UFRGS. Agradecimentos ao CNPq pelo apoio, e aos pareceristas deste periódico pelos comentários valiosos e precisos.

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Published

2013-12-31

How to Cite

Carvalho, E. M. (2013). Goodman and the Reflective Equilibrium. Veritas (Porto Alegre), 58(3), 467–481. https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2013.3.13661

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 3 (2013): Epistemology, Phenomenology and Metaphysics

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Epistemology, Phenomenology and Metaphysics

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