Moreover, when we examine principles of fairness and the literature that advances them, we find it difficult to identify reasons that, on reflection, justify granting importance to these principles at the expense of individuals' well-being.
But I can't seem to justify this spontaneous reflection that's occurring within me at the moment.
The effective refractive index contrast sharpens, justifying the stronger reflection band.
So these critics conclude that apriori reflection alone cannot justify verdicts about the applicability of this type of concept.
The authors believe that metazoans appeared over 750 million years ago (p. 323) and had evolved the required abilities before the Cambrian began (p. 326), a conclusion amply justified by their reflections on the ability of early bilaterians to evolve large size (p. 310).
(2) Therefore my belief that rational egoism is true (or, better, that rational egoism appears to me true upon reflection) does not help to justify rational egoism, since I would have that belief whether or not rational egoism is true.
The current deputy editor of the New Statesman, Helen Lewis, has written that today "the comments on any article about feminism justify feminism", which mirrors Rebecca West's reflections on events of a century ago.
And you can justify some of the recent price gains as a reflection of consolidation within the industry, which should help prices sooner or later.
In particular, the theorist might say that experiences justify beliefs about the external world when complemented with reflection on how they are best explained (Russell 1912).
It is a strategy, Shaver said, that is likely to attract more than it repels people loosely tied to their faith because they tend to use religion "to justify their own self-interest" rather than to engage in moral reflection.
So even when the justifiers that are mental states are not directly accessible, we might think, some justifiers are always available to reflection, because we can think of what would serve to justify current beliefs.
