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    It is not the case that Bernard Williams argues that demanding impartiality in such cases requires 'one thought too many'—the friend's identity is itself a sufficient reason to act.

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    • 1.Justifying partiality solely by relationship status without reference to impartial principles risks enabling favoritism that harms third parties unfairly.
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    • 2.The 'one thought too many' objection conflates psychological motivation with moral justification—we need not calculate consciously to act rightly.
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    • 3.Special obligations to friends must ultimately derive from or be compatible with impartial moral principles, not exist in complete independence from them.
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    • 1.Moral agents are embedded in particular relationships that constitute their identity and ground legitimate special obligations to specific people.
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    • 2.Requiring calculation of impartial consequences before acting on friendship diminishes the authenticity and spontaneity essential to genuine personal relationships.
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    • 3.Partiality toward intimates reflects reasonable recognition that we have agent-centered prerogatives, not just agent-neutral duties to all.
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