6.3: Objective Function Philosophically Untenable
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ClaimIf the meta-capability defense fails, if consent/capacity circularity is irresolvable, or if procedural autonomy theories are shown inadequate, the objective function justification weakens or fails.
Three ways the objective function could fail:
- Meta-capability defense fails: Autonomy-capacity is shown not to be the precondition for meaningful exercise of other capabilities, but merely one among peers. Undermines the "uniquely correct" claim.
- Consent/capacity circularity irresolvable: The system's effect on the conditions of consent makes its own authorization impossible to establish. Exit-capability invariant and removal test are designed to address this.
- Procedural autonomy inadequate: "Access to evaluative processes" is not sufficient for autonomy because the evaluative processes themselves can be shaped by the system. Deepest philosophical vulnerability.
The architecture may still hold under any of these -- the engineering specification has value independent of whether the philosophical uniqueness claim survives. But the argument for WHY this specific objective is correct weakens.