Explain What It Means To Be Fair

For law, society, and the political system to be just, these things need to be fair. What does it mean to be fair? To be fair is to not discriminate and not judge. Also to be fair is to be open to compromise on the situation at hand. If one is not open to not listen to another’s side of the story then they are being bias. Being bias and set to own way is one way of causing unjust. When being closed minded, we are not giving equal opportunity for just. Another way for law, society, and the political system to be just is to purely be honest and factual. When we are using facts to get the truth, we are also fair in avoiding unjust. When Michael Sandel says “justice discriminates according to merit…” (187) he is declaring that the person that can do a task or job the best is the one that deserves to serve in that position. A person should not be awarded a position because of wealth, physical appearance or by chance. For example, according to Aristotle, the best flute players should get the best flutes. In Sandel’s explanation, justice favors excellence over wealth or nobility. …show more content…
It also shows some of the differences between American politics and Aristotle’s way of politics. Aristotle sees politics as a way to get to the good life. Aristotle explains that politics is not “to provide and alliance for mutual defense… or to ease economic exchange and promote economic intercourse.”(192) In modern politics, we do not see politics as a goal to reach but as being open to solve citizens’ problems at any time. We also see politics as a necessary evil. This reading also creates the question of what is just, or what is fair. It also bring up what nature has in store for us to compared to what we want to do and what we are forced to