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    Confucians like Mozi argued that partial concern for kin ... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The intuitive judgment that parents are owed more concern than others has great plausibility

    Confucians like Mozi argued that partial concern for kin over strangers produces social harm that universally impartial care would prevent.

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    • 1.Partiality creates coordination failures: when everyone prioritizes kin, public goods like infrastructure and justice systems are underfunded.
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    • 2.Kinship bias perpetuates inequality across generations, as advantaged families concentrate resources while others remain trapped in poverty.
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    • 3.Universal concern aligns individual motivation with social welfare, eliminating the zero-sum competition that partial loyalties produce.
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    • 1.Humans lack the cognitive and emotional capacity to care equally for billions; impartial universalism leads to decision paralysis and burnout.
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    • 2.Partial relationships generate trust, reciprocity norms, and social cohesion that make cooperation possible—removing them risks atomization.
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    • 3.Special obligations to dependents (children, elderly parents) reflect legitimate moral distinctions, not mere bias to be transcended.
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