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    It is not the case that Burke and Oakeshott argue that institutions embody accumulated practical wisdom that purely emergent reconstruction systematically destroys without replacement.

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    • 1.Many institutions embody entrenched interests and historical injustices rather than wisdom, making preservation itself systematically destructive.
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    • 2.Incremental reform within existing institutions often fails due to path-dependency; some problems require discontinuous change to solve.
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    • 3.The claim conflates institutional continuity with preservation of wisdom—institutions can be reformed substantially while retaining essential functions.
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    • 1.Institutions evolved through trial-and-error over generations, encoding solutions to coordination problems that rational design often overlooks.
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    • 2.Rapid institutional replacement creates coordination vacuums where new untested systems fail, causing real harm before adjustments occur.
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    • 3.Tacit knowledge embedded in institutional practices cannot be fully articulated or transferred, making wholesale reconstruction inherently lossy.
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