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    It is not the case that The distinction between duty and expediency in sanction utilitarianism reintroduces a non-consequentialist standard to determine which sanctions are 'optimal'.

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    • 1.Sanction utilitarians can define 'optimal' purely consequentially: sanctions that best promote long-term welfare and social stability.
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    • 2.Duty and expediency can both be evaluated consequentially—duty appears optimal when respecting it produces better outcomes than violating it.
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    • 3.The claim conflates explanatory factors (why duty matters) with normative standards (what ultimately justifies sanctions), missing consequentialist reduction.
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    • 1.Sanction utilitarians must justify why certain sanctions maximize welfare, requiring appeal to principles beyond consequences.
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    • 2.Duty-based reasoning (e.g., proportionality, desert) operates independently of consequentialist calculus in optimal sanction design.
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    • 3.If 'optimal' sanctions are determined by non-consequentialist standards, sanction utilitarianism collapses into hybrid theory, not pure utilitarianism.
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