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The Scope Objection
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The scope objection: a contract binds only those who can bargain and reciprocate, leaving infants, animals, future generations, and the powerless outside morality's reach.
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A policy board weighing burdens on people three generations off finds no bargaining partner across the table. Pure contract theory shrugs; conscience does not.
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