A Holist Balance Scale

Journal of the American Philosophical Association 9 (3):533-553 (2023)
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Scale-based models of weighing reasons face challenges concerning the context sensitivity of weight, the aggregation of weight, and the methodology for determining what the weights of reasons are. I resolve these challenges.

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