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    It is not the case that Bernard Williams's argument from integrity holds that moral frameworks requiring agents to treat personal commitments as subject to impartial scrutiny alienate persons from their own ground projects.

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    • 1.All commitments warrant some scrutiny; uncritically honoring them risks endorsing immoral projects (slavery, exploitation, abuse).
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    • 2.Integrity and impartiality needn't conflict; we can scrutinize commitments while preserving the agent's authority over personal pursuits.
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    • 3.Williams conflates two issues: having integrity requires reflection, but reflection need not alienate—it can deepen authentic commitment.
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    • 1.Persons are constituted partly by their commitments; submitting them to external scrutiny treats them as objects rather than agents.
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    • 2.Impartial moral frameworks demand we justify projects by universal criteria, severing the authentic connection between agent and pursuit.
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    • 3.Psychological integrity requires some projects remain non-negotiable; constant scrutiny creates alienation and undermines practical identity.
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