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    Nozick's entitlement theory holds that just holdings aris... — Carmelics
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    Nozick's entitlement theory holds that just holdings arise from voluntary exchange, not patterned distributive outcomes.

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    • 1.Voluntary exchanges respect individual autonomy by allowing people to freely determine resource allocation without external imposition.
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    • 2.Process-based justice focusing on fair transactions avoids the paternalism of redistributive schemes that override individual choices.
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    • 3.Historical entitlement avoids the impossibility problem: maintaining any patterned distribution requires constant interference with liberty.
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    • 1.Initial holdings often stem from force or unjust historical injustice, making voluntary exchanges built on them morally compromised from the start.
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    • 2.Extreme inequality from voluntary exchange can undermine meaningful autonomy for the worst-off, defeating liberty's own justification.
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    • 3.Exchange-based justice ignores morally arbitrary factors like birth circumstance that shape transaction capacity and bargaining power.
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