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    Even under radical interpretation, Davidson's principle of charity converges on a uniquely rational belief set, dissolving apparent underdetermination.

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    • 1.Charity principle requires interpreting agents as maximally rational, which constrains interpretation space to coherent belief sets.
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    • 2.Logical and practical constraints on rational belief (non-contradiction, means-ends reasoning) naturally converge interpretations toward unique solutions.
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    • 3.Radical interpretation requires fixing reference through observable behavior; rationality assumptions provide the necessary anchoring constraints.
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    • 1.Multiple maximally rational belief sets can coexist; rationality alone underdetermines interpretation without additional empirical constraints.
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    • 2.Charity principle is methodological choice, not metaphysical truth; different charitable interpretations yield different 'rational' belief ascriptions.
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    • 3.Background cultural and linguistic variation creates genuine indeterminacy that rationality constraints cannot eliminate from behavioral data alone.
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