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It is not the case that A regulative horizon functions as a standard of critique, not a postponement—enabling us to identify injustice now precisely because we can measure against it.
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If a horizon is unreachable by definition, using it as a 'standard' risks systematizing permanent dissatisfaction rather than guiding actionable change.
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The claim conflates having *any* standard with having a *justified* standard; horizons may reflect dominant ideology rather than genuine justice.
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Concrete injustices are identifiable through tangible harm and violated interests, not through comparison to abstract unrealized ideals.
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We identify injustice by comparing current conditions against an implicit standard of justice; without such a standard, critique lacks rational foundation.
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A regulative horizon need not be fully achievable to be functionally useful as a measuring rod for present inadequacies and direction of reform.
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Movements for civil rights succeeded by invoking ideals (equality, dignity) that societies had not yet realized, proving horizons enable present critique.
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