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    It is not the case that Kant's analytic method in Groundwork II presupposes the reality of ordinary moral consciousness, which itself constitutes synthetic evidence of moral bindingness.

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    • 1.Ordinary moral consciousness varies substantially across cultures and individuals, undermining claims that it constitutes universal synthetic evidence.
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    • 2.Presupposing moral consciousness's reality risks circular reasoning: using moral experience to justify the principles that supposedly ground that experience.
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    • 3.Synthetic evidence from phenomenology cannot establish bindingness; feelings of obligation differ from rational justification of why we should feel obligated.
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    • 1.Ordinary moral agents consistently experience duties as binding independent of inclination, providing empirical grounding for Kant's analysis.
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    • 2.Synthetic evidence (knowledge combining distinct concepts) can legitimately ground philosophical inquiry when it reflects universal human experience.
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    • 3.Without presupposing ordinary moral consciousness as real, Kant cannot explain why his analytic method reveals universal principles rather than mere conventions.
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