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    It is not the case that Rawls's reflective equilibrium demonstrates that judgments can achieve principled coherence between rules and particular cases without residual injustice.

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    • 1.Coherence among one's beliefs does not guarantee those beliefs are *just*—consensus can reflect shared biases or entrenched injustices.
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    • 2.Reflective equilibrium privileges privileged people's intuitions; historically marginalized groups' considered convictions may remain unheard.
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    • 3.Some injustices are structural and invisible to individual judgment—coherent frameworks can perpetuate them while appearing neutral.
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    • 1.Reflective equilibrium iteratively refines principles until they align with considered moral convictions, reducing internal contradictions.
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    • 2.Coherence between abstract rules and concrete cases provides rational justification that ad-hoc reasoning or pure intuition cannot achieve.
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    • 3.Justice systems must operate on stable, generalizable principles—reflective equilibrium enables this without abandoning particular moral insights.
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