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    Supports→Cohen's substantive equality principle fails to adequately ground the claim that race-based burdens invariably violate dignity

    If bearing differential burdens assigned by race can express equal institutional concern for historically marginalized groups, then the invariability claim in Cohen's principle lacks grounding in a fully specified dignity concept.

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    Key Terms

    Cohen's principle(as used in ethics and political philosophy)
    A philosophical rule or standard proposed by philosopher G.A. Cohen about fairness and justice, specifically about how people should be treated when rules or policies affect different groups differently.
    Differential burdens(justice and fairness)
    When different people are asked to shoulder different amounts of responsibility or cost—some people carry more weight than others.
    Dignity concept(as used in ethics and political philosophy)
    A philosophical idea about what makes human beings worthy of respect and how they should be treated as valuable individuals.
    Fully specified(as used in philosophical argument)
    Completely and clearly defined with all details worked out, leaving nothing vague or missing.
    Historically marginalized groups

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    (as used in social and political philosophy)
    Communities of people who have been pushed to the edges of society and treated unfairly for a long time, often because of their race, ethnicity, or other identity.
    Institutional concern(as used in political philosophy)
    The care, consideration, or attention that official organizations (like governments or schools) show toward a group of people.
    Invariability claim(as used in logic and philosophy)
    An argument that something must always stay the same and cannot change under any circumstances.
    Lacks grounding(as used in epistemology and philosophy generally)
    Doesn't have solid logical support or a strong foundation to back it up.

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