Universally generalizable interests are those that all rational human beings would prefer regardless of their position in society (e.g., avoiding skin cancer from ozone depletion, increasing global wealth through free trade).
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Unidentified Speaker — Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition - Part 6 … [4KVPMTDipbI]Evidence Quote
“all human beings or all human beings that we might call rational or sane would prefer not to have skin cancer it does no one any good and we share as a species a common human interest in preventing things like deadly diseases that cause misery and pain”
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Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition - Part 6 - Habermas' Critical Theory— Michael SugrueCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:16:47 PM
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