If the constitutive basis of blame is agential rational competence rather than relational connection, interpersonal relationships are at most causal triggers, not essential conditions.

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agential rational competence(what the statement argues should be the foundation of blame): A person's ability to understand their actions, reason through decisions, and act intentionally based on their understanding.
blame(Scanlon's contractualist account): A reactive attitude directed at the attitudes a person actually holds, not a judgment about whether the person could have done otherwise.
causal triggers(explaining a limited role for relationships in blame): Events or conditions that happen to cause something else to occur, but aren't the real reason it happens—like a spark that lights a fire, but isn't the fuel.
constitutive basis(contrasted with 'vehicle' to distinguish between what carries information versus what makes information what it is): The fundamental foundation or essence of something—what actually makes that thing what it is, rather than just being a tool for expressing it.

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