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    Philosophical claims about institutional failure carry explanatory obligations; omitting structural causation renders the diagnosis analytically incomplete and normatively distorting.

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    Analytically incomplete(what happens when you leave out structural causes)
    An explanation that doesn't fully break down or examine all the pieces of what actually caused the problem.
    Explanatory obligations(what philosophical claims about failure should have)
    The responsibility to actually explain *why* something happened—you can't just say it happened and leave people wondering.
    Institutional failure(describing what happens when systems break down)
    When organizations, governments, or systems that are supposed to work well stop functioning properly or fail to achieve their goals.
    Normatively distorting(the second negative effect of omitting structural causes)
    When an explanation twists what we think is right or fair by leaving out important parts of the full picture.

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    Philosophical claims(the opening subject of the sentence)
    Statements or arguments that philosophers make about how the world works, what's real, or what's right—meant to be tested and debated rather than just accepted.
    Structural causation(as used in social philosophy and ethics)
    When a problem is caused by how a system is organized or designed, rather than by individual people's choices or actions.

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