Even though parties freely engage in an exchange of goods or services, we cannot be sure that autonomy has been respected (the Kantian requirement) and that mutual benefit has been achieved (the utilitarian requirement).

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Autonomy requires that parties act with full understanding and without coercion, and mutual benefit requires that both parties gain from the exchange, which may not always be the case even in voluntary exchanges due to factors like misinformation, power imbalances, or differing valuations of goods or services.

Even Though Parties Freely Engage in an Exchange of Goods