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    It is not the case that The reflective equilibrium model presupposes that intuitions must cohere with principles, but strong near-universal intuitions about desert may themselves constitute moral data irreducible to theory.

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    • 1.Universal intuitions about desert could reflect shared evolutionary pressures or cultural transmission rather than moral truth.
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    • 2.Reflective equilibrium explicitly permits revising intuitions when they conflict with principles; treating intuitions as irreducible abandons this flexibility.
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    • 3.Calling intuitions 'irreducible moral data' without explaining why they should constrain theory-building differs from legitimate foundationalism in other domains.
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    • 1.Universal intuitions about desert persist across cultures and historical periods, suggesting they reflect basic moral facts rather than theoretical constructs.
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    • 2.Reflective equilibrium risks circular reasoning: principles are validated by intuitions that were partly shaped by prior theoretical commitments.
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    • 3.Some moral knowledge may be foundational and pre-theoretical, like basic perceptual data in epistemology, not requiring derivation from principles.
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