What is Metaphilosophical Equilibrism?

Metaphilosophical equilibrism is a view about philosophical theorizing. Its central claim is that the aim of philosophy is not to come to know the truth about substantive philosophical problems, but rather to construct and refine coherent philosophical views—sets of propositions—that are resistant to objections. This introductory chapter undertakes the detailed exposition of this metaphilosophical vision. Although equilibrism has been suggested recently as a possible approach in metaphilosophy, no fully developed version of equilibrism has yet been offered, one that systematically explores its central commitments and conceptual relations. This chapter aims to set out its precise claims, how it is structured, what its appeal is (why it is motivated), what difficulties it faces and how it handles certain key issues.