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    It is not the case that Aristotle's particularism holds that practical wisdom (phronesis) requires sensitivity to particulars that no universal maxim can fully capture.

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    • 1.If phronesis requires sensitivity beyond universal maxims, it becomes inarticulate and unteachable, undermining practical wisdom as a learnable skill.
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    • 2.Appeals to 'particularity' risk disguising arbitrary preference as sophisticated judgment, lacking objective criteria for distinguishing them.
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    • 3.Experts actually succeed by internalizing general principles so deeply they appear intuitive, not by transcending universals entirely.
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    • 1.Moral situations vary in context, stakes, and competing values in ways that universal rules cannot anticipate or adequately address.
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    • 2.Expert practitioners (doctors, judges, teachers) consistently rely on contextual judgment that exceeds what rule-following alone can achieve.
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    • 3.Applying rigid maxims to novel particulars often produces absurd or harmful outcomes that violate the spirit of the maxim itself.
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