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    It is not the case that Sensible agents choose tyranny over anarchy.

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    • 1.The dichotomy of tyranny versus anarchy is a false dilemma; Locke and Rousseau demonstrate that legitimate constitutional governance constitutes a third option.
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    • 2.Strategic interaction under iterated conditions produces cooperative equilibria (Axelrod), meaning the game-theoretic premise itself underdetermines the tyranny conclusion.
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    • 1.Hobbes's own argument concedes that tyranny becomes rational only under conditions of radical distrust, which are contingent rather than necessary features of social life.
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    • 2.Rawlsian agents behind a veil of ignorance would reject tyranny because they cannot guarantee occupying the position of the tyrant rather than the tyrannized.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.The logic of strategic interaction leaves only two general political outcomes possible: tyranny and anarchy.
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    • 2.Tyranny is the lesser of two evils compared to anarchy.
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    • 3.Sensible agents choose the lesser of two evils when those are the only options available.
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