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    It is not the case that If the moral validity of Clifford's Rule depends on an intellectual goal it cannot itself ground, the argument from that goal is circular and fails to establish universal moral validity.

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    • 1.Not all circular reasoning is vicious; some coherent systems can be mutually reinforcing without losing validity.
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    • 2.Clifford's Rule may ground itself through a virtuous circle where the rule and its justifying goal reciprocally support each other rationally.
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    • 3.Universal moral validity doesn't require an external foundation; internal coherence within a justified system can suffice.
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    • 1.Circular arguments fail to establish conclusions beyond what's already assumed in their premises.
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    • 2.If Clifford's Rule requires an intellectual goal G to justify it, but G itself requires Clifford's Rule, the justification is circular.
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    • 3.Circular justifications cannot ground universal moral validity because they lack independent rational foundation.
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