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    It is not the case that Korsgaard's constitutivism inherits this Kantian demand: the normative authority of practical identity requires reflective endorsement from a standpoint purified of heteronomous influence.

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    • 1.No standpoint is truly purified from social constitution; reflective endorsement itself emerges from heteronomous cultural formation.
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    • 2.The demand for purification creates an impossible standard: all identities are shaped by external influences we cannot fully transcend.
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    • 3.Even rational reflection depends on internalized values and social frameworks, making 'pure' endorsement conceptually incoherent.
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    • 1.Normative authority requires rational justification; heteronomous influences bypass reason and thus undermine genuine normativity.
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    • 2.Reflective endorsement distinguishes authentic self-governance from mere causal determination by external forces.
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    • 3.Kantian practical identity grounds obligations in rational agency itself, which demands freedom from alien constraint.
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