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It is not the case that The demand to justify the imposition of any particular basic structure is intensified.
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Hume argued that justice arises from convention and habit, not rational justification, making demands for principled justification categorically misplaced.
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A basic structure that evolves through historical practice carries its own legitimacy independent of any philosophical justification procedure.
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Nozick's entitlement theory holds that coercive enforcement of legitimately acquired holdings requires no further justification beyond procedural history.
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If the intensified demand for justification applies to all basic structures equally, it generates an infinite regress that undermines political authority entirely.
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The rules of any basic structure are coercively enforced, often with serious penalties.
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