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    Supports→Acting rationally does not require acting for normative reasons.

    Acting rationally only requires acting in a way that is consistent with one's beliefs, so long as those beliefs are themselves rational.

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    There are several moves that an opponent of perspectivism can make in response here. She can concede that an agent who acts according to his epistemic perspective but guided by a false belief acts rationally, but deny that acting rationally requires that the agent act for normative reasons. Instead, the objectivist may say, acting rationally only requires acting in a way that is consistent with one’s beliefs, so long as these are themselves rational. This response could rely on, e.g., Derek Parf

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