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    It is not the case that Rawls demonstrates that principles of just institutions can be derived procedurally prior to their instantiation, via the original position.

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    • 1.The original position's assumptions (risk aversion, mutual disinterest, rationality) are themselves substantive premises, not neutral procedural devices.
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    • 2.Deriving principles prior to instantiation cannot guarantee they remain just once applied to real persons with histories, dependencies, and plural values.
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    • 3.The veil of ignorance obscures morally relevant facts about actual social contexts where justice must operate, limiting procedural legitimacy.
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    • 1.The original position provides a neutral framework where rational agents behind the veil of ignorance cannot bias outcomes toward their particular interests.
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    • 2.Principles derived procedurally from fair conditions gain legitimacy independent of their substantive content, satisfying contractarian ideals.
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    • 3.This approach avoids circular reasoning by grounding justice in procedure rather than pre-existing assumptions about the good or human nature.
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