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    Nozick's entitlement theory holds that justice concerns f... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Health is a matter of justice, since each individual has an entitlement to health.

    Nozick's entitlement theory holds that justice concerns fair procedures in acquisition and transfer, not the equalization of naturally distributed conditions.

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    • 1.Individuals own their own labor, so they're entitled to what they produce through voluntary exchange without redistribution.
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    • 2.Procedurally just transfers preserve liberty; redistributing outcomes requires coercive interference with people's choices.
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    • 3.Natural talent distribution is morally arbitrary but doesn't create obligations to equalize—only to respect fair rules.
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    • 1.Fair procedures presume fair starting conditions; unequal natural advantages corrupt procedural justice at its foundation.
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    • 2.Entitlement theory ignores how historical injustices and systemic barriers make current 'voluntary' transfers unfair.
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    • 3.Justice requires meeting basic needs; pure proceduralism permits outcomes where some lack food while others have abundance.
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