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It is not the case that Nozick's entitlement theory holds that property rights derive from just acquisition and transfer, not from whether ownership improves the holder's condition.
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The 'just acquisition' baseline is often fictitious—actual property claims trace to colonialism, theft, and force, not legitimate original processes.
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Purely procedural justice ignores obvious injustices: one person starving while another hoards unused resources lacks moral credibility.
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If property rules are human conventions, society can legitimately design them to serve welfare and equality, not just historical entitlements.
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Justice in holdings depends on process fairness, not outcomes. If acquisition follows legitimate rules, the result is just regardless of consequences.
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Tying property rights to improving the holder's condition gives others a claim over one's labor and creates unjust redistributive entitlements.
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Historical justice requires respecting how things came to be owned. Current distributions may be just even if they don't maximize welfare.
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