Bounded reflectivism and epistemic identity

Reflectivists consider reflective reasoning crucial for good judgment and action. Anti-reflectivists deny that reflection delivers what reflectivists seek. Alas, the evidence is mixed. So, does confer normative value or not? This paper argues a middle way: can value, but its ability to do this bound by factors such as we might call epistemic identity: an identity involves particular beliefs—for example, religious political identities. We may reflectively defend our identities’ beliefs rather than reflect open-mindedly adopt whatever cohere with best arguments evidence. bounded reflectivism explicated algorithmic model of synthesized from philosophy science yields testable predictions, psychometric implications, realistic metaphilosophical suggestions—for overcoming motivated require embracing veiling it (à la Rawls 1971). So should be preferred views offering anything less.