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    Challenges→Sulzer's moral theory is not egocentric.

    A theory that derives other-regarding duties through first-person desire projection cannot escape the charge of egocentrism without an independent grounding for other-regarding norms.

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    Desire projection(ethics and moral reasoning)
    Assuming that other people want the same things you want, or figuring out what others want by imagining yourself in their situation.
    Egocentrism(ethics and psychology)
    The tendency to see everything from your own perspective and assume your own needs and desires are the center of everything, without properly considering others.
    Independent grounding(what Poincaré argues geometry doesn't need)
    A separate, outside reason or foundation that would justify or require something to be true beyond just usefulness or convention.
    Other-regarding duties(ethics)
    Moral obligations that require you to care about how your actions affect other people, not just yourself.
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