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    It is not the case that Sidgwick, whom Moore explicitly builds upon, employs rational intuitions as axioms within a broader systematic framework of practical reason, blurring the intuitionist-rationalist divide.

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    • 1.Sidgwick sharply distinguishes intuitive from systematic reasoning; he doesn't blur this divide but rather shows their tension is irresolvable.
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    • 2.Moore explicitly rejects Sidgwick's dualism of egoism and universalism, suggesting fundamental disagreement rather than mere framework extension.
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    • 3.Calling this framework 'hybrid' obscures whether axioms are truly rational intuitions or merely stipulated starting-points for systematic coherence.
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    • 1.Sidgwick's Methods of Ethics treats self-evident principles as foundational yet subject to systematic coherence constraints, exemplifying hybrid reasoning.
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    • 2.Moore's naturalistic fallacy argument presupposes Sidgwick's intuitionist framework while extending its scope, showing explicit philosophical continuity.
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    • 3.Both philosophers require rational intuitions to anchor ethics while demanding internal consistency across a unified theoretical system.
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