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    A condition that adds no new behavioral constraints under... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Strong rationality is a more demanding condition than weak rationality.

    A condition that adds no new behavioral constraints under its own presupposed epistemic context cannot be genuinely more demanding than the weaker condition.

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    • 1.Demandingness is determined by what agents must actually do, not by theoretical formulations of rules.
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    • 2.If two conditions permit identical action-sets within their respective contexts, they impose equal practical constraints.
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    • 3.Adding vacuous qualifications to a rule cannot increase its grip on behavior without changing the underlying situation.
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    • 1.Epistemic context shapes what counts as satisfying a condition; stricter epistemology can require more evidence before compliance registers.
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    • 2.Demandingness includes cognitive/deliberative burden, not just behavioral output—a condition requiring harder justification is genuinely more demanding.
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    • 3.A condition might be behaviorally equivalent yet epistemically disruptive, forcing reconsideration of previously settled beliefs in ways that increase overall practical cost.
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