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    Desert claims are normatively valid only when grounded in... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The Argument from Institutional Desert (AID) is false or morally defective

    Desert claims are normatively valid only when grounded in institutions that themselves satisfy independent moral constraints (Rawls, A Theory of Justice, §48).

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    • 1.Institutions shape what counts as deserving; unjust institutions produce spurious desert claims that lack moral force.
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    • 2.Without independent moral constraints on institutions, desert becomes circular: whatever the system rewards is deemed deserved.
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    • 3.Just basic structures prevent desert claims from laundering fundamental inequalities through meritocratic rhetoric.
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    • 1.Desert claims may originate pre-institutionally (natural talents, effort) and retain force independent of institutional validation.
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    • 2.Requiring all desert to pass institutional scrutiny risks making desert parasitic on justice theory, collapsing distinct concepts.
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    • 3.Some institutional arrangements may fail moral constraints yet still correctly identify what individuals genuinely deserve.
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