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    It is not the case that Rawls argued that LPF equal opportunity is lexically subordinate to the difference principle, meaning its compatibility with broader justice claims is already architecturally constrained.

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    • 1.Rawls places FEO second in his sequence, not subordinate to the difference principle—both constrain distribution conjointly without clear hierarchical dominance between them.
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    • 2.Lexical subordination of FEO to the difference principle would permit massive inequality if it benefited the least-advantaged, contradicting Rawls's actual text and intent.
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    • 3.The claim conflates priority of basic liberties (genuinely lexical) with FEO's status, which Rawls treats as a co-principle equally constraining just distributions.
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    • 1.Rawls's two principles are explicitly ordered: equal basic liberties take priority over the difference principle, establishing architectural constraints on permissible distributions.
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    • 2.Fair equality of opportunity must satisfy prior principles before optimization, meaning it cannot be traded away for greater aggregate or differential advantages.
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    • 3.Lexical ordering prevents outcome-focused utilitarianism from overriding procedural fairness, preserving equal opportunity's foundational status in justice.
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