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Desert (philosophy)

Desert (/dɪˈzɜːrt/) in philosophy is the condition of being deserving of something, whether good or bad. One type of this is moral desert. It is a concept often associated with justice and morality: that good deeds should be rewarded and evil deeds punished.

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Desert (philosophy)

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desertinstance ofto similar words0.80text
oil or gold on inherited landinstance ofA similar example might be finding valuable resources0.80text
this are contentious as they suggest an untenability of intrinsic desert claimsinstance ofArguments0.80text
justiceinstance ofHis approach seems to avoid the difficulties of the traditional debates and the value questions they necessarily raise and yet seems to enable him to discuss normative questions0.80text

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