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    It is not the case that Therefore, the intuitive appeal cited as direct support for retributivism undermines rather than vindicates its normative authority.

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    • 1.Intuitive appeal is a legitimate form of normative support; many foundational moral principles rest ultimately on considered judgments.
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    • 2.The retributivist can acknowledge that intuitions vary while maintaining that core intuitions about desert have genuine normative weight.
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    • 3.Criticizing retributivism for relying on intuition equally applies to competing theories, so this challenge does not uniquely undermine retributivism.
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    • 1.Intuitions about justice vary widely across cultures and individuals, suggesting they reflect psychology rather than objective moral truth.
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    • 2.Retributivism relies on the intuition that wrongdoers 'deserve' punishment, but this intuition itself requires independent normative justification.
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    • 3.Appeals to intuition cannot ground normativity; they only describe what seems compelling, leaving the question of actual moral authority unanswered.
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