I'm not sure anyone is entitled to anything particularly much, it's more a matter of what we can reasonably have given the societal circumstances.
It does tend to get used as a reason why people should be able to do or acquire things that society and public life can't really accommodate sustainably (eg, own as many houses as they like etc), which is why I think it might not be a useful place to start one's philosophy - it seems to encourage people to think they have more right to impeding other people's quality of life because the economic system allows it.
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Also giving Squirrels cheesy card and present!
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It does tend to get used as a reason why people should be able to do or acquire things that society and public life can't really accommodate sustainably (eg, own as many houses as they like etc), which is why I think it might not be a useful place to start one's philosophy - it seems to encourage people to think they have more right to impeding other people's quality of life because the economic system allows it.
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