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    It is not the case that Liberal theory cannot provide an impartial framework governing relations between different cultural communities.

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    • 1.Rawlsian political liberalism explicitly brackets comprehensive doctrines, grounding justice in overlapping consensus rather than any single cultural worldview.
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    • 2.A framework can be impartial in its procedural structure even if it originated within a particular tradition, just as mathematics transcends its Greek origins.
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    • 1.The argument proves too much: by its logic, no normative framework from any tradition could achieve impartiality, making cross-cultural justice discourse impossible rather than merely liberal-biased.
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    • 2.Thinkers like Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum have developed capabilities approaches drawing on diverse cultural sources, demonstrating liberalism's capacity for genuine cross-cultural revision.
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    • 1.Liberalism is based on a specific view of man and society.
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    • 2.A framework rooted in one particular cultural tradition cannot be impartial toward other cultural traditions.
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