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• W239776265 abstract "How Not to Argue for Rule-consequentialism (Or Any Other Moral Theory) Sanford S. Levy Montana State University Bozeman Mt 59718 slevy@montana.edu Abstract: In his Ideal Code, Real World, Brad Hooker defends a form of rule- consequentialism using what he says are narrow reflective equilibrium methods, as opposed to the wide reflective equilibrium methods of people like Rawls. He says this is justified since the considerations appealed to by wide reflective equilibrium theorists, such as theories of rationality and human nature, are consistent with many moral theories and therefore will not help us decide between them. In this paper, I argue that though they may have value in resolving particular moral issues, purely narrow reflective equilibrium methods are ill-suited to establish a general moral theory such as rule-consequentialism. However, it turns out that Hooker's reflective equilibrium method is in fact wider than genuine narrow reflective equilibrium methods, though less wide than the fully wide methods of people like Rawls. His method is a middle reflective equilibrium method. But unfortunately, I argue his middle method is even less capable of addressing the problems with a purely narrow method, and of establishing a general moral theory, than are fully wide methods. If we accept (as I will for the sake of this paper) Hooker's insistence that wide methods will not prove much, we seem to have run out of places to turn. My solution is not to give up wide reflective equilibrium methods, but rather to reinterpret what it is they are supposed to do. Perhaps the most natural way to argue for rule-consequentialism is to begin from some sort of 'teleological motivation'. One begins with the idea of the good, and one then tries to derive rule- consequentialism from this idea. But this has been widely thought to fail since, it is said, this teleological motivation leads most naturally to act-consequentialism and any effort to steer it toward rule-consequentialism will entangle one in a kind of incoherence, the venerable problem of rule- worship. Rule-consequentialists have therefore tried other approaches to defending their views. Brad Hooker has, in recent years, tried reflective equilibrium methods. At time he did not distinguish between wide and narrow reflective equilibrium methods, but he now agrees with Dale Miller that he is using a narrow reflective equilibrium method. 1 In this paper I so several things. First, I explain a number of problems with a genuinely narrow reflective equilibrium method. These are serious enough so that, though narrow reflective equilibrium methods have their uses, it is unlikely that a purely" @default.
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• W239776265 title "How Not to Argue for Rule-Consequentialism" @default.
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