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    It is not the case that The 'first step' reinterpretation is exegetically revisionist and lacks direct textual support in Kant's cosmopolitan legal writings.

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    • 1.Kant's systematic philosophy requires reading cosmopolitan law within his broader theory of history and rational peace progression.
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    • 2.Absence of explicit textual mention does not prove absence of implicit logical requirements in Kant's deductive framework.
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    • 3.Reconstructing unstated premises from Kant's principles is standard practice in Kantian scholarship, not revisionism per se.
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    • 1.Kant's explicit cosmopolitan writings focus on hospitality rights and treaty-based relations without discussing preliminary peace steps.
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    • 2.The 'first step' doctrine appears in secondary literature but lacks corresponding passages in Perpetual Peace or related texts.
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    • 3.Interpreting Kant's text to require unstated preconditions imposes a logical structure not present in his original arguments.
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