Spang, Friderike: Concessions in Compromise

Author: Friderike Spang
Philosophia (2025)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-025-00824-x

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Abstract:

This short paper sheds light on the nature of concessions in compromise. Central to my analysis is Chiara Lepora’s (2012) taxonomy of three compromise types that are defined by the distinct kinds of concessions that they entail. These compromise types are conjunction, intersection, and substitution compromise. While Lepora’s taxonomy pertains to inter-personal compromise, this paper examines how the different concession types apply to intra-personal compromise. Aside from one notable exception (Räikkä, 2024), the extant literature on compromise has not yet specified concessions for intra-personal compromise and the first part of this paper aims to fill this gap. The second part refines our understanding of concessions in compromise by refuting Lepora’s claim that full concessions amount to capitulation.

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