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    Attributing perfectionism to Stirner conflates the mere valorization of autonomy with perfectionism, when anti-perfectionist liberals like Rawls equally prize self-determination without endorsing perfectionist theory.

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    Key Terms

    Anti-perfectionism(political philosophy)
    A philosophical position rejecting the idea that some lives are objectively better than others; instead, it respects people's freedom to choose their own values without the state or society judging which choices are superior.
    Conflates(in argumentation and logic)
    Treats two different things as if they're the same thing, or mixes them up in a way that causes confusion.
    Perfectionism
    The view that each person has unique capacities whose development confers value on that person's life, grounding the diversity of rational ways of living
    Rawls(as the philosopher whose ideas are being referenced)
    John Rawls, a 20th-century philosopher famous for developing theories about justice and fairness in society.
    Stirner(history of philosophy)

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    Max Stirner (1806-1856) was a German philosopher who argued that individuals should prioritize their own interests and reject social constraints, emphasizing radical personal freedom and self-interest.
    Valorization(general philosophical language)
    The act of highlighting, praising, or treating something as especially important or valuable.
    autonomy(Used to ground worker rights to self-governance in the workplace)
    The right to freely determine one's own actions
    self-determination(international law and sovereignty)
    An internationally recognized legal principle under which peoples (not only states) can advance a claim to ultimate authority in international law

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