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    Challenges→The universal law formula is not derived from the principle of non-contradiction.

    If contradiction is understood broadly to include practical self-defeat, the ULF can be grounded in contradiction without reducing the CI to an analytic logical truth.

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    • 1.Practical self-defeat is a genuine rational failure distinct from formal logical contradiction.
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    • 2.Grounding the CI in practical contradiction preserves its synthetic status while explaining its rational bindingness.
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    • 3.Kant's kingdom of ends invokes coherence of willing, not just logical consistency of propositions.
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    • 1.Broadening contradiction to include practical self-defeat risks equivocating between distinct normative concepts.
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    • 2.If practical defeat grounds the ULF, we need independent criteria distinguishing rationally binding from merely foolish plans.
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    • 3.This move may collapse the distinction between descriptive explanation of rational failure and prescriptive justification of duty.
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