As we saw in section 3.2, contractualism allows for the reasonable rejection of principles on grounds other than their direct impact on the individual’s well-being. However, this appeal to reasons beyond well-being brings out a common objection to contractualism—that the whole apparatus of reasonable rejection is redundant. The objection is as follows. Contractualism says x is wrong if and only if x is forbidden by principles no-one can reasonably reject. Anyone can reasonably reject a principle