According to Robert Nozick, principles that require distribution of social benefits according to moral merit, usefulness to society, or another natural dimension are best described as which of the following?

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Nozick describes principles that distribute social benefits based on a predetermined pattern, such as moral merit or usefulness to society, as "patterned" principles. These contrast with his "historical" principles of justice, which focus on how holdings were acquired or transferred.

According to Robert Nozick, Principles That Require Distribution of Social