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    A sentiment that admits of degrees and partiality cannot,... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→There must be a sentiment of sympathy or humanity common to all human beings that grounds universal moral approval.

    A sentiment that admits of degrees and partiality cannot, without correction, ground genuinely universal moral approval.

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    • 1.Universal moral approval requires principles applicable equally to all persons, but partial sentiments privilege some over others.
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    • 2.Sentiments admitting degrees vary in intensity across individuals and contexts, making consistent universal judgment impossible without correction.
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    • 3.Impartial reason, not sentiment, is the proper basis for universal morality, so sentiment alone cannot ground genuine universality.
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    • 1.All moral approval originates in sentiment; correcting sentiment doesn't purify morality but merely conceals its emotional foundations.
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    • 2.Partiality and universality are compatible: love for family can ground universal principles (e.g., all deserve familial care) without correction.
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    • 3.The claim confuses the psychology of moral motivation with the logic of moral justification—partial sentiments can still justify universal rules.
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