Distributive justice

The justice approach stems from the Aristotelian philosophy where it is stated that “equals should be treated equally and unequals unequally”. The justice model of ethical decision-making can be described as “moral obligation to act on the basis of fair adjudication between competing claims. Hence, when making the decision, the individual should assess how fair the action will be and if it could potentially discriminate and show favouritism. Discrimination by definition “imposes burden on…

Justice as entitlement theory which concerns itself with the distribution of property is Nozick’s theory which is founded upon the base that distribution can be deemed just or not depending on how it came about. Nozick states that justice has to do primarily with 3 theories; Justice is acquisition, whereby how acquiring property rights over something that was owned by someone before you. The second one is Justice in transfer, how you acquire property rights over something that has been handed…

appropriate question; at what point do inequalities of economic liberty and social justice become unjust? Three liberal approaches to justice attempt an answer. In his book Theory of Justice, John Rawls follows a high liberal tradition of thought, asserting that a distributive pattern of justice is most correct. On the other hand, in his book Anarchy, State and Utopia, Robert Nozick argues for an emergent approach to justice, rooted in libertarian philosophy. Lastly, John Tomasi, in his book…

each have different views of justice. The goal of this paper is to describe the ideas of justice in these three pieces of writing and to decide which piece Antigone fits with the best. In Nicomachean Ethics the meaning of justice could either be fairness or lawfulness. This conclusion can be drawn because Aristotle states injustice as unfairness and lawlessness. Laws attempt to encourage people to be virtuous, so the just person, who is lawful, will be virtuous. Justice and virtue are different…

Views on social justice are highly important in defining the roles of the state within society. The perspectives presented by John Rawls and Robert Nozick demonstrate two extremely different views of societal justice. Each of these philosophers give their own principles of justice, which are sets of rules society must follow in order to be just. In this paper, I will analyze the views of each of these thinkers. I will also argue that the Rawls’ principles of justice are preferable to Nozick’s…

individualism view, justice view, and moral rights view when having an ethical dilemma. If she would have applied these philosophical views she could have made the correct informed…

Economic Justice is something that is crucial to the way society works today. Therefore it can be evaluated by deontology. This is because each citizen has a duty to economic justice, a right to earn money in order to provide, and consequences for not contributing or not providing. Deontology works best when evaluating economic justice because it focuses on the right and duties, as well as, the consequences. Deontology pertains because economic justice is about citizen’s right to be involved in…

John Rawls in his “A Theory of Justice” tries to identify an alternative viable theory of social justice to other predominant doctrines, which have dominated our philosophical tradition. While the author acknowledges that most citizens and institutions recognise the principle of social justice, he also underlines that their conceptions on the distribution of basic rights and duties are influenced by their interests and hence, are not always to the advantage of all citizens. In fact, Rawls…

person interprets these relationships differently. In Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, he explains the importance of civic relationships and how all of the relationships are closely integrated with each other. Happiness, the virtues, deliberation, justice and friendship are the significant civic relationships that Aristotle mentions in his novel. The Greek philosopher defines happiness and the route to achieve complete happiness and pleasure, which is through civic relationships. Throughout each…

egalitarianism or equality of fortune fails the fundamental test of any egalitarian theory meets”.in "What is the point of equality”. In this paper, I would argue that luck egalitarianism, in some degrees however, weaken not only the equality but also the justice. In section one, I will demonstrate what is luck egalitarianism and equality of fortune. To make it more clear, followed explainations on Anderson’s views about the flaw understanding of the point of equality based on luck…