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    If LPF equal opportunity is merely one component among co... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Upholding LPF equal opportunity is compatible with a broader theory of justice that also favors more and better opportunities for people.

    If LPF equal opportunity is merely one component among competing principles, its determinate action-guidance collapses into an indeterminate pluralism that cannot adjudicate real conflicts.

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    Adjudicate(describing what functionalism can or cannot do regarding the disagreement)
    To judge, decide, or settle a dispute between two competing views.
    Competing principles(principles that equal opportunity must balance with)
    Different values or rules that push against each other or want different outcomes—like when fairness conflicts with freedom.
    Component(describing equal opportunity's role)
    One part of a larger system or set of ideas—in this case, equal opportunity is just one piece among other principles.
    Determinate action-guidance(what the theory would need to provide)
    Clear, specific instructions that tell you what to actually do in a real situation.
    Indeterminate pluralism(the problem the author claims results from competing principles)

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    A messy situation where you have many different valid answers or principles but no clear way to choose between them.
    LPF(as the subject being evaluated in the statement)
    An abbreviation for a specific philosophical theory or framework (likely 'Liberal Political Framework' or similar) that the author is discussing—you'd need to know the source to understand exactly what it stands for.
    equal opportunity(egalitarian conceptions of distributive justice)
    the minimal formula ensuring that the fate of human beings is determined by their decisions and not by unavoidable social circumstances

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