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    If normativity is internal to practices, no practice-tran... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→There are universally binding norms in ethics and aesthetics

    If normativity is internal to practices, no practice-transcendent 'universal' norms can be indispensable in the way P1 requires.

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    • 1.Normativity emerges from shared understandings within practices; external universal norms would contradict this internal genesis.
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    • 2.Practices historically show normativity varying by context; this variability undermines claims of universal necessity.
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    • 3.If universal norms were indispensable, they would transcend practices rather than being constituted by them.
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    • 1.Some norms (e.g., truth-telling, reciprocity) appear across diverse practices, suggesting practice-transcendent universal grounding.
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    • 2.Practices themselves rely on meta-norms (logic, consistency) that operate across all practices, not internal to any one.
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    • 3.Claiming normativity is internal to practices requires criteria for distinguishing legitimate from illegitimate practices—a transcendent standard.
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