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    It is not the case that Bernard Williams argued that integrity-based constraints on action derive from an agent's own deep commitments, not from abstract universal limits on all agents equally.

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    • 1.Deep personal commitments can justify serious wrongs—slavery, tribalism, or cruelty—if someone genuinely embraces them.
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    • 2.If integrity constraints vary entirely by individual commitment, moral criticism of others' choices becomes incoherent.
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    • 3.Some constraints (prohibitions on torture, betrayal of trust) seem binding regardless of whether someone personally values them.
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    • 1.Agents have intimate knowledge of their own commitments that abstract principles cannot capture or respect.
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    • 2.Morality grounded in personal projects and relationships better explains why we have special obligations to loved ones.
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    • 3.Universal rules often conflict, leaving agents adrift; integrity-based constraints provide stable practical guidance.
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