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    It is not the case that Requiring justification for the basic structure smuggles in a rationalist standard of legitimacy that begs the question against conventionalist accounts of political authority.

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    • 1.Conventions themselves require justification when they distribute burdens unequally—bare stability doesn't excuse systematic domination.
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    • 2.The claim conflates *asking for justification* with *imposing a specific standard*; we can justify basic structures through multiple frameworks, not just rationalist ones.
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    • 3.Conventionalism about authority faces its own begging-the-question problem: why should we accept existing conventions without evaluating their legitimacy?
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    • 1.Rationalist justification standards assume legitimacy requires transparent, universal reasons—a distinctly Enlightenment assumption not shared by all traditions.
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    • 2.Conventionalist accounts ground authority in evolved practices and social coordination, which don't require foundational rational justification to be effective.
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    • 3.Demanding justification for basic structures privileges philosophical argumentation over empirical legitimacy derived from stable institutional performance.
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