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    Bernard Williams' integrity objection shows that agent-ne... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→A superior person must regard the well-being and parents of one's friends as one regards one's own well-being and parents.

    Bernard Williams' integrity objection shows that agent-neutral demands can destroy the personal commitments that make a life morally coherent.

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    • 1.Personal projects and commitments constitute the core of individual identity and psychological continuity over time.
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    • 2.Agent-neutral demands require impartial concern for all equally, potentially requiring abandonment of personal loyalties.
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    • 3.A life fragmented between impersonal duties and cherished commitments cannot achieve the integrity necessary for moral coherence.
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    • 1.Personal commitments themselves require justification; uncritical attachment to projects may be morally indefensible.
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    • 2.Integrity can be achieved by consciously endorsing agent-neutral principles as part of one's integrated value system.
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    • 3.Williams conflates loss of all personal commitments with reasonable limits on which commitments override impartial obligations.
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