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    It is not the case that Historical religious traditions derive their ethical force precisely from their particular, bounded commitments, as MacIntyre argues in 'After Virtue'.

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    • 1.Particularism risks moral parochialism; traditions often perpetuate injustices (slavery, patriarchy) precisely through their internal authority structures.
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    • 2.If ethical force derives only from particularity, cross-cultural moral critique and reform become conceptually impossible, not just practically difficult.
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    • 3.Modern pluralistic societies prove bounded traditions can coexist only if grounded in shared universal commitments that transcend any single tradition.
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    • 1.Universal ethical principles lack motivational force without embedded community practices that give them lived meaning and social weight.
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    • 2.Particular traditions provide narrative coherence and virtue development that abstract, decontextualized rules cannot sustain across generations.
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    • 3.Ethical authority requires acknowledged authority structures; boundedness creates the conditions for legitimate moral instruction and accountability.
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