There is a methodological issue here. In his presentation of the convergence argument, Parfit tests competing versions of contractualism against intuitions regarding specific idealised cases. This is not a peculiarity of Parfit’s own presentation. Without intuitions of this kind, the convergence argument cannot get off the ground. Proponents of individualist formulations of contractualism might reply that, in some key cases, Parfit’s intuitions are not neutral benchmarks, but rather reflect the