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    It is not the case that Moral desert requires the capacity for morally significant choice; beings incapable of rational agency cannot be proper objects of punitive condemnation.

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    • 1.Some non-rational beings (young children, animals) can be conditioned by consequences; this suggests responsibility doesn't require full rationality.
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    • 2.We legitimately hold entities accountable for harms (restraining dangerous animals) without assuming rational agency or moral desert.
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    • 3.Moral desert might depend on action-causing capacity rather than rational agency specifically; non-rational agents can still cause harm intentionally.
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    • 1.Moral responsibility requires the ability to understand norms and regulate behavior accordingly; non-rational beings lack this capacity.
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    • 2.Punitive condemnation expresses moral blame; blaming beings incapable of understanding blame is incoherent and disrespectful.
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    • 3.Desert-based punishment aims to give people what they merit for their choices; those without meaningful choice cannot merit punishment.
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