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    A psychopath may satisfy all functional criteria of ratio... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→There need be no infinite regress in the justification of practical rationality principles if those principles are constitutive of rational agency itself.

    A psychopath may satisfy all functional criteria of rational agency while systematically rejecting moral principles, falsifying the constitutive identity claim.

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    • 1.Rationality requires only means-ends coherence and logical consistency, not conformity to any particular moral framework.
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    • 2.Psychopaths demonstrate instrumental reasoning, long-term planning, and behavioral self-control—all marks of rational agency.
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    • 3.If morality were constitutive of rationality, amorality would be logically impossible, yet psychopathic amorality is empirically observable.
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    • 1.Rational agency may require not just logical consistency but also responsiveness to reasons that others have—a moral responsiveness.
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    • 2.Psychopathic 'rationality' involves systematic deficits in recognizing others' interests as reasons, suggesting incomplete agency.
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    • 3.Functional criteria alone (planning, consistency) cannot capture rationality without regard for what counts as a legitimate reason.
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