Asymmetrical Correction and the Ethics of Non-Recursive Justice Asymmetrical Correction and the Ethics of Non-Recursive Justice
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| contents | <p>This paper develops a structural theory of corrective justice centered on a concept I call <strong>moral recursion</strong>.</p> <p>Across revolutions, transitional justice processes, and democratic renewal efforts, a recurring pattern appears: agents seeking to dismantle domination often adopt the structural form of the very power they oppose. Authority changes hands; the relational structure remains intact. The result is not correction, but reproduction.</p> <p>This paper argues:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Domination is not reducible to harm distribution or rights violations.</p> </li> <li> <p>It is a <strong>relational structure</strong> constituted by:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Asymmetric authority</p> </li> <li> <p>Normative enclosure</p> </li> <li> <p>Reproductive stability</p> </li> </ol> </li> </ul> <p>From this structural account, the paper derives:</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Structural Invariance under Role Reversal</strong></p> </li> <li> <p>The <strong>Corrective Adequacy Condition</strong></p> </li> <li> <p>The <strong>Non-Replication Principle</strong></p> </li> <li> <p>Two jointly sufficient conditions for genuine correction:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Structural discontinuity</p> </li> <li> <p>Normative expansion</p> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>The central claim is deliberately narrow but powerful:</p> <blockquote> <p>Moral justification does not guarantee corrective efficacy.<br>A response can be fully justified and yet structurally incapable of dismantling domination.</p> </blockquote> <p>The paper distinguishes moral evaluation from structural transformation and provides a diagnostic criterion for identifying when corrective action reproduces domination under reversed roles.</p> <h2>Why This Work Matters</h2> <p>The theory offers a structural explanation for well-documented historical failures:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Post-revolutionary authoritarian consolidation</p> </li> <li> <p>Transitional justice mechanisms that reproduce asymmetry</p> </li> <li> <p>Democratic reforms that reinstall captured authority</p> </li> <li> <p>Decolonization without structural transformation</p> </li> </ul> <p>Rather than attributing these failures to insufficient will, moral weakness, or political compromise, this paper argues that <strong>symmetry itself can be structurally self-defeating</strong>.</p> <h2>On Publication Status</h2> <p>This manuscript was submitted to a peer-reviewed journal and declined at the desk stage.<br>It is released here as part of an open structural research program on political correction and institutional self-capture.</p> <p>The argument stands independently of publication venue.<br>The structural problem it addresses persists regardless of editorial outcome.</p> <h2>Keywords</h2> <p>Structural domination<br>Moral recursion<br>Corrective justice<br>Transitional justice<br>Democratic renewal<br>Normative asymmetry<br>Political philosophy</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Asymmetrical Correction and the Ethics of Non-Recursive Justice Asymmetrical Correction and the Ethics of Non-Recursive Justice Yang, Jihoon <p>This paper develops a structural theory of corrective justice centered on a concept I call <strong>moral recursion</strong>.</p> <p>Across revolutions, transitional justice processes, and democratic renewal efforts, a recurring pattern appears: agents seeking to dismantle domination often adopt the structural form of the very power they oppose. Authority changes hands; the relational structure remains intact. The result is not correction, but reproduction.</p> <p>This paper argues:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Domination is not reducible to harm distribution or rights violations.</p> </li> <li> <p>It is a <strong>relational structure</strong> constituted by:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Asymmetric authority</p> </li> <li> <p>Normative enclosure</p> </li> <li> <p>Reproductive stability</p> </li> </ol> </li> </ul> <p>From this structural account, the paper derives:</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Structural Invariance under Role Reversal</strong></p> </li> <li> <p>The <strong>Corrective Adequacy Condition</strong></p> </li> <li> <p>The <strong>Non-Replication Principle</strong></p> </li> <li> <p>Two jointly sufficient conditions for genuine correction:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Structural discontinuity</p> </li> <li> <p>Normative expansion</p> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>The central claim is deliberately narrow but powerful:</p> <blockquote> <p>Moral justification does not guarantee corrective efficacy.<br>A response can be fully justified and yet structurally incapable of dismantling domination.</p> </blockquote> <p>The paper distinguishes moral evaluation from structural transformation and provides a diagnostic criterion for identifying when corrective action reproduces domination under reversed roles.</p> <h2>Why This Work Matters</h2> <p>The theory offers a structural explanation for well-documented historical failures:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Post-revolutionary authoritarian consolidation</p> </li> <li> <p>Transitional justice mechanisms that reproduce asymmetry</p> </li> <li> <p>Democratic reforms that reinstall captured authority</p> </li> <li> <p>Decolonization without structural transformation</p> </li> </ul> <p>Rather than attributing these failures to insufficient will, moral weakness, or political compromise, this paper argues that <strong>symmetry itself can be structurally self-defeating</strong>.</p> <h2>On Publication Status</h2> <p>This manuscript was submitted to a peer-reviewed journal and declined at the desk stage.<br>It is released here as part of an open structural research program on political correction and institutional self-capture.</p> <p>The argument stands independently of publication venue.<br>The structural problem it addresses persists regardless of editorial outcome.</p> <h2>Keywords</h2> <p>Structural domination<br>Moral recursion<br>Corrective justice<br>Transitional justice<br>Democratic renewal<br>Normative asymmetry<br>Political philosophy</p> |
| title | Asymmetrical Correction and the Ethics of Non-Recursive Justice Asymmetrical Correction and the Ethics of Non-Recursive Justice |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18841988 |