Validation and vindication

pp. 378-392

in: Herbert Feigl, Inquiries and provocations, Berlin, Springer, 1981

Abstract

The following schematic dialogue was constructed with the intention of illustrating some of the typical turns and twists which occur almost invariably when argument in moral issues is pursued through successive levels of critical reflection. A more systematic formulation of the philosophical conclusions that may be derived from a study of such justificatory arguments will be presented in the second part of this essay.