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    It is not the case that Gauthier's 'morals by agreement' shows rational bargaining can be self-grounding without importing pre-contractual moral premises.

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    • 1.Bargaining theory presupposes fairness principles (equal standing, good faith) that are themselves pre-contractual moral commitments.
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    • 2.Self-grounding rational agreement cannot explain why irrational agents or those with no bargaining power have moral status or rights.
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    • 3.Moving from 'rational to agree' to 'morally binding' requires a normative bridge that Gauthier's system itself doesn't provide.
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    • 1.Rational self-interest provides sufficient motivation for moral constraint without prior moral commitments.
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    • 2.Gauthier shows mutual advantage can be discovered through bargaining, making morality immanent to rational procedure itself.
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    • 3.Contractarian approach avoids circular reasoning by grounding normativity in agents' actual preferences, not external premises.
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