Journal article
Digitising reflective equilibrium
- Abstract:
- Reflective equilibrium is overdue a twenty-first century update. Despite its apparent popularity, there is scant evidence that theorists ever thoroughly implement the method, and fewer still openly and transparently publish their attempts to do so in print—stymying its supposed justificatory value. This paper proposes digitising reflective equilibrium as a solution. Inspired by the global open science movement, it advocates for coupling a novel, digital implementation of the equilibrating process with new publication norms that can capitalise on the inherent reproducibility of digital data. The argument is structured around three main claims: that digitising will make it easier to (a) methodically construct, (b) widely disseminate, and (c) thoroughly critique reflective equilibria. Practical guidance is also provided throughout. Altogether, it is argued that digitisation will not only help theorists to better realise reflective equilibrium’s latent theoretical potential, but also greatly extend its value as a justificatory device in contemporary academic discourses.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1007/s10676-023-09722-w
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- Publisher:
- Springer
- Journal:
- Ethics and Information Technology More from this journal
- Volume:
- 25
- Article number:
- 47
- Publication date:
- 2023-09-07
- Acceptance date:
- 2023-08-27
- DOI:
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1572-8439
- ISSN:
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1388-1957
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1522618
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pubs:1522618
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2023-09-07
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- Copyright holder:
- Charlie Harry Smith
- Copyright date:
- 2023
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