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    It is not the case that Without confidence that our affections track real features of the world, the distinction between well-ordered and disordered passions becomes an internal aesthetic preference, not a moral obligation.

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    • 1.Moral obligations can derive from facts about human flourishing and suffering, not metaphysical mind-independent features.
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    • 2.Well-ordered passions promote rational agency and psychological health; disorder causes demonstrable harm—no external tracking needed.
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    • 3.The distinction between aesthetic preference and moral obligation doesn't depend on affections mirroring objective reality.
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    • 1.Moral obligations require objective grounds; subjective preferences alone cannot generate genuine duties.
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    • 2.If affections don't track reality, we lack external standards to distinguish healthy from pathological emotional responses.
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    • 3.Without mind-independent moral facts, calling some passions 'disordered' merely expresses personal taste, not truth.
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