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    Rawls's own method of reflective equilibrium converges on... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→There will be many liberal political conceptions of justice.

    Rawls's own method of reflective equilibrium converges on a single most coherent conception when applied rigorously to shared intuitions.

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    • 1.Reflective equilibrium systematically eliminates inconsistencies between principles and intuitions through iterative refinement.
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    • 2.Shared intuitions across diverse populations suggest convergence toward principles reflecting genuine moral truths, not arbitrary preferences.
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    • 3.Rawls's method's internal logic implies that coherence maximization has a determinate endpoint when all relevant intuitions are exhausted.
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    • 1.Different people's 'shared intuitions' diverge systematically by culture, class, and historical period—no single convergence point exists.
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    • 2.Reflective equilibrium can stabilize at multiple distinct equilibria; coherence alone cannot determine which represents the 'true' conception.
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    • 3.Rawls himself acknowledged that his method generates context-dependent results, undercutting claims of universal rigorous convergence.
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