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    Grounding citizenship in a thick account of personal inte... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→There is a vital linkage between the integrity of personhood and democratic citizenship

    Grounding citizenship in a thick account of personal integrity risks illiberal exclusion of those whose selfhood diverges from the normative standard.

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    • 1.Liberal systems should protect rights equally regardless of whether individuals conform to dominant cultural identity norms.
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    • 2.History shows that citizenship tied to 'thick' virtue requirements has systematically excluded marginalized groups and minorities.
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    • 3.Procedural neutrality on personal integrity allows diverse communities to coexist without state-enforced conformity.
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    • 1.All citizenship frameworks embed some conception of valued traits; neutrality itself reflects particular normative commitments.
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    • 2.Shared civic virtue grounded in integrity may strengthen social cohesion and mutual obligation necessary for functional democracy.
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    • 3.Rejecting integrity standards entirely risks citizenship becoming meaningless—divorced from any substantive civic ideals or virtues.
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