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    Supports→A moral system with only one absolute principle (monism) is false.

    Any monistic system that attempts to incorporate agent-relative reasons must abandon the single-principle structure, since agent-relative and agent-neutral reasons are logically distinct in kind.

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    Agent-neutral reasons(as used in ethics)
    Reasons for action that apply the same way to everyone, no matter who they are—for example, 'suffering is bad' is a reason for anyone to reduce suffering.
    Logically distinct in kind(as used in logic and philosophy)
    Fundamentally different in their basic nature, so much so that they can't be reduced to or explained by the same underlying principle.
    Monistic system(as used in ethics and metaphysics)
    A philosophical framework that tries to explain everything using just one fundamental principle or rule.
    Single-principle structure(as used in philosophy of ethics)
    A system built on just one core rule or foundation that's supposed to explain or justify everything within it.
    agent-relative reasons

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    Reasons for action that are indexed to a particular agent and do not reduce to impersonal reasons about overall states of affairs.

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