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    It is not the case that Morality and its basic principles cannot be grounded in reason

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    • 1.Kant demonstrates that the categorical imperative — derived through pure practical reason alone — generates binding moral obligations universally.
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    • 2.If reason can identify principles that apply necessarily and universally to all rational beings, then reason is itself a sufficient ground for morality.
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    • 3.Hume's 'is-ought' gap, which motivates the claim, presupposes a sharp fact-value distinction that rationalists like Korsgaard argue is itself normatively question-begging.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Hume's argument that reason is 'inert' conflates theoretical reason with practical reason, which Kant treats as a distinct, action-orienting faculty.
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    • 2.If practical reason constitutively involves the capacity to act on principles one endorses as rational, then motivation and reason are not cleanly separable as Hume assumes.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Reason is inert — it cannot on its own motivate any action
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    • 2.Morality has genuine motivational power over human conduct
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