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    Challenges→Contractarian theories avoid assuming that persons have preferences for moral behavior as such, grounding rules of morality or justice in rational self-interest instead.

    A disposition to comply with fair agreements even when defection is undetected cannot be derived from pure self-interest without presupposing some proto-moral motivational structure.

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    Key Terms

    Derive(what happens in formal systems when you apply the rules)
    To reach a conclusion or produce a statement by following logical rules step-by-step from starting assumptions.
    Disposition(as used in metaphysics)
    A tendency or potential for something to behave in a certain way under specific conditions—like how sugar has the disposition to dissolve when placed in water.
    Presupposing(what the externalist secretly assumes in their reasoning)
    To assume something is already true without proving it, usually without realizing you're doing it.
    comply(whether people will actually follow along with an agreement)
    To follow or agree to do what someone asks or what a rule requires.
    defection(Game-theoretic analysis of cooperation)

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    Choosing a strategy that sacrifices one's reputation or violates an agreement in order to capture a higher payoff in the current round of a game.
    fair agreements(as used in contract and social ethics)
    Deals or promises where both sides are treated equally and neither person is being cheated or tricked.
    proto-moral motivational structure(as used in moral philosophy)
    A basic, built-in drive or reason within humans to care about right and wrong—something that exists before or underneath pure self-interest.
    self-interest(A motivation that Machiavelli suggests can align with the public good)
    A person's own personal advantage or benefit, what they want for themselves.

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