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    It is not the case that Natural resources are initially unprotected under the maximally permissive view

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    • 1.Nozick's own Lockean proviso requires that appropriation leave 'enough and as good' for others, imposing baseline constraints even on initial acquisition.
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    • 2.A view permitting unlimited appropriation collapses into a position Nozick explicitly rejected, making 'maximally permissive' a mischaracterization of libertarian orthodoxy.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Hillel Steiner and left-libertarians argue that natural resources have equal moral standing as unowned commons, grounding enforceable collective claims prior to any appropriation.
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    • 2.If pre-appropriation resources carry inherent equal-access rights derived from self-ownership's symmetry, then 'unprotected' misidentifies their initial normative status.
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    Reasons Against

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    • The maximally permissive view places no constraints on appropriation of natural resources
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