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    Challenges→Contractualism cannot permit driving.

    If Bob's complaint against permitting driving must be weighed against the complaints of the many individuals who would face severe deprivation without it, no single individual's loss automatically generates an undefeated rejection under Scanlonian contractualism.

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    Scanlonian contractualism(as used in moral philosophy)
    A theory of ethics developed by philosopher T.M. Scanlon that asks: what rules for living together could everyone reasonably agree to, if we were all trying to find principles that no one could fairly reject?
    Severe deprivation(as used in ethics)
    Lacking basic necessities or having far fewer resources and opportunities than others, in a way that seriously harms someone's life.
    undefeated rejection(as used in contractualism)
    A reason to say 'no' to something that is so strong and valid that nothing can override it or prove it wrong.
    weighed against(as used in moral reasoning)
    Compared in importance or strength to decide which matters more in a given situation.

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