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    The reciprocity condition in P4 would also exclude perman... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Animals cannot make claims of justice on humans

    The reciprocity condition in P4 would also exclude permanently cognitively disabled humans from claims of justice, which most theories reject as a reductio.

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    • 1.Reciprocity requirements that exclude cognitively disabled persons from justice protections violate basic moral equality and human dignity.
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    • 2.Most widely accepted justice theories (contractarian, utilitarian, rights-based) explicitly protect those unable to reciprocate, showing consensus on this point.
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    • 3.A theory's counterintuitive implications about vulnerable populations should trigger serious revision, not acceptance as correct theory.
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    • 1.Reciprocity needn't require mutual performance; disabled persons can participate in reciprocal relationships differently (receiving care, offering presence).
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    • 2.The reductio assumes P4's reciprocity condition is formulated rigidly; charitable interpretation may reserve reciprocity for agent-to-agent justice only.
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    • 3.Showing most theories reject an implication doesn't prove it's false—consensus may reflect shared unexamined assumptions rather than genuine refutation.
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