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    It is not the case that Harry Frankfurt's work on higher-order desires demonstrates that agents can freely endorse first-order desires that external observers deem self-destructive, without thereby losing authentic autonomous agency.

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    • 1.Higher-order endorsement can itself be compromised by manipulation, addiction, or distorted reasoning the agent doesn't recognize.
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    • 2.Frankfurt's account lacks criteria distinguishing authentic endorsement from internalized compulsion or false consciousness.
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    • 3.Autonomy plausibly requires some minimal capacity for recognizing harms; endorsing destructive desires may indicate epistemic failure.
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    • 1.Autonomy requires second-order endorsement of desires, not external assessment of their consequences or rationality.
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    • 2.People can have compelling reasons to pursue self-destructive goals (sacrifice, principle, meaning) that reflect authentic values.
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    • 3.Denying autonomy based on outcome paternalism undermines respect for persons as self-governing agents with their own priorities.
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