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    It is not the case that Therefore, collapsing the practical/theoretical distinction does not dissolve the interest of Isenberg's view but relocates the debate to questions of domain-specific rationality.

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    • 1.Merely relocating the problem to 'domain-specific rationality' risks obscuring rather than solving the underlying philosophical difficulty about taste.
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    • 2.If practical/theoretical distinction collapses, claiming domain-specific standards become primary appears to reintroduce the distinction by another name.
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    • 3.The claim assumes 'rationality' has meaningful content within aesthetic domains, but this itself requires prior philosophical justification not provided here.
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    • 1.Domain-specific rationality standards exist across disciplines (aesthetic, scientific, moral), making their examination substantive and necessary.
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    • 2.Relocating debate to rationality standards preserves Isenberg's insight that taste judgments aren't merely subjective while avoiding false dichotomies.
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    • 3.Practical and theoretical domains share evaluative structures, so conflating them directs attention to what actually grounds justification in each domain.
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