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    It is not the case that If human nature's teleological structure is doing the justificatory work, then the practical principles are not truly self-evident but functionally derived from metaphysical biology.

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    • 1.Self-evidence and derivation aren't mutually exclusive; foundational truths can be both evident and grounded in deeper structures.
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    • 2.Teleological structure could be conceptually prior to practical principles, making it constitutive rather than external justificatory work.
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    • 3.A principle can be self-evident *given* human nature without requiring that nature's teleology be philosophically derived or demonstrated.
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    • 1.Self-evidence typically requires no external justification, yet teleological principles require grounding in biological facts about human ends.
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    • 2.If practical principles derive their normative force from natural functions, they depend on metaphysical premises about nature, not pure reason.
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    • 3.Competing natural teleologies (survival vs. flourishing) suggest principles aren't self-evident but need metaphysical arbitration.
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