ABSTRACT
On the face of it, this would seem like yet another kind of burden that diversity places on society. But I argue that different perspectives have epistemic advantages in different kinds of situations. There is no single perspective that is always best. Having a range of perspectives in the population can help a society solve more problems more effectively. In particular, we can take advantage of the fact of our diversity of perspectives to better assess our moral beliefs and help create the initial foundation of agreement in a social contract.
