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    It is not the case that Rawls's coherentist methodology explicitly permits revising particular judgments when doing so produces greater systematic coherence across the full set of moral beliefs.

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    • 1.Coherence among beliefs doesn't guarantee truth; internally consistent immoral systems can be fully coherent.
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    • 2.Prioritizing coherence over conviction risks abandoning deeply justified particular judgments for abstract theoretical tidiness.
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    • 3.Rawls emphasizes stable equilibrium between theory and intuitions, not maximizing coherence at intuitions' expense.
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    • 1.Moral systems contain genuine tensions; revising beliefs to reduce contradictions improves overall rational coherence.
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    • 2.Reflective equilibrium requires flexibility; dogmatic adherence to initial intuitions prevents discovery of better moral frameworks.
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    • 3.Systematic coherence across beliefs better tracks moral truth than isolated intuitions, which are often culturally contingent.
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