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    It is not the case that HP1 and HP2 are not species of a common genus but distinct normative principles with different justificatory structures.

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    • 1.Both HP1 and HP2 function as action-guiding norms that claim rational authority—a common generic feature.
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    • 2.Many apparent differences in justification collapse under scrutiny; both ultimately appeal to human flourishing or well-being.
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    • 3.Denying genus-species relations requires stronger evidence than mere structural differences, which exist between all norms.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.HP1 and HP2 appeal to fundamentally different normative grounds: one to consequences, the other to duties or virtues.
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    • 2.Their justificatory structures require distinct types of evidence and reasoning that don't reduce to a common framework.
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    • 3.Genus-species relationships presuppose shared essential features that HP1 and HP2 demonstrably lack.
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