The analysis of social justice can be a complex, this is due to the many features contributing to how social justice is perceived. Each individual has their own view on defining social justice, which can be influenced many possible factors (Garvin & Reisch, 2016). Furthermore, the analysis of social justice consists firstly on what is social justice, the background and people who have influenced this concept, and the different arguments surrounding social justice. In addition, despite the conflicting views on defining social justice, it can be agreed by both political and philosophical fields that social justice needs social burdens, as well as benefits to be shared equally in society, whether it’s tangible or intangible (Garvin …show more content…
Firstly, there is act-utilitarianism and secondly, rule-utilitarianism. These two principles are often debated by philosophers on which principle should be applied to receive social justice. Act-utilitarianism can be described as the option to act if the act brings the best outcome, for the most people. While on the other hand, there is rule-utilitarianism, which consists of an act only being right, if it is a current part of society accepted rules. These often debated concepts, relate to which of the two will bring the greatest result for societies ethics, and social justice (Pojman, …show more content…
Social thinkers and philosophers discuss ideal communities where everything is good and just. Unfortunately that is unrealistic. The reason for this concept is that tragedy is a part of human life. The misfortunes that humans experience, whether it is poverty, illness or disability. These factors are not always something humans have control over (Solomon & Higgins, 2006). The consequence of these results are that individuals are looking down on other people with less fortunate situation. Nonetheless, it is necessary to find ways to share the environment inhabited, which leads to the attempt of achieving social justice. In each individual society, the population has created their own set of rules, structure and culture. Therefore, there will be conflict on deciding on which is the best option for conducting a procedure on social justice. Societies will attempt to create an equal form of social justice, whether it consists of utilitarian forms of thinking or not (Solomon & Higgins, 2006).
In conclusion, social justice is a difficult principle to describe. The attempt to explain social justice and how it should be conducted throughout societies are constantly changing with every historical experience. The lack of agreement on this topic brings the aim of achieving equality in all communities to be conflicting. It will be necessary to continually