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    A theory generating such arbitrary reasons cannot be trac... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Perspectivism is correct about normative reasons.

    A theory generating such arbitrary reasons cannot be tracking the genuine normative domain it purports to explain.

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    • 1.Normative facts exist independently and constrain what counts as genuine reasons for action.
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    • 2.Arbitrary reasons lack principled justification, suggesting the theory constructs rather than discovers norms.
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    • 3.A theory that generates arbitrary outputs fails to explain why we should accept its normative conclusions.
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    • 1.Arbitrariness within a consistent framework differs from arbitrariness about which framework to adopt overall.
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    • 2.All normative theories must start somewhere foundational; calling foundations 'arbitrary' may confuse contingency with groundlessness.
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    • 3.A theory can generate reasons that appear arbitrary from outside but cohere perfectly within its own normative structure.
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