Justice as Fairness

three ‘challenges from the right’ aimed at Rawls’ theory of justice and discussing whether they succeed or not. Those from the ‘right’ are advocates of ensuring that freedom and liberty are maximized in society. Rawls’s theory of justice has been met by many challenges, especially from the philosopher Nozick. A large portion of Robert Nozick’s Anarchy, The State and Utopia is dedicated to refuting John Rawls’s theories pertaining to justice. Rawls was of the opinion that economic inequalities…

“THE LEFT” broadly support: communist, marxist, socialist, liberal Cooperation, Problem-solving, Victim needs, Justice to take priority Favoring the “left side” of the political compass shows the representation of the belief of richer people not having to pay for the poorer people. It also demonstrates the belief of not having to pay taxes. Without taxes, common resources each citizen needs when living amongst others within a country would not be accessible. It also ensures the importance of…

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 Free Market Fairness, offers the most…

with choosing justice or order" (Akhtar 59), which do you choose? In the play, Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar, we see that Jory and Emily differ on this conflict. Jory chooses order, while Emily chooses justice. I believe that both of them are correct. Justice is a byproduct of order, so without order there cannot be justice. One cannot exist without the other. However, if we look at Emily from Disgraced and Romaine Patterson from The Laramie Project they have two separate views on Justice Verses…

By equating justice with lawfulness Aristotle does not take into account the possibility of a law being unjust. It is not hard to come to the conclusion that some laws can be inherently unjust and through following them an evil is committed upon another. This contradiction is evident in Aristotle’s logic when he says, “evidently all lawful acts are in a sense just acts; for the acts laid down by the legislative art are lawful, and each of these, we say, is just” (6). He does not take into…

In a democratic society, when a person is accused of a crime, they are judged by a group of their peers. Most juries hear testimony, and render a verdict of guilt or innocence, based on evidence and how that evidence violates the established law. Jurors, also possesses the ability nullify a case, if they deem the respective violated law to be unfair. When considering the magnitude of power the ability to nullify places in the hands of twelve randomly selected people, one must consider; whether…

Grisel S. Estevez The Justice That Never Was Undoubtedly, justice is an exceptionally complex theme. In fact, there are countless methods of interpreting the word, but the most significant one is fairness. In the context of the novel, Frankenstein, there are numerous instances of characters endeavours to search for their own means of getting justice. To illustrate, an example of this would be Victor Frankenstein's sentient creation. Indeed, the creature is a rather intricate character whose…

1. One value that I live by is the value of justice. To me, justice is a value that ensures equality, fairness, and adherence to the truth. Eliminating oppression and seeing all humans as equal is a value that guides my being. A second value that I adhere to is wisdom. I strongly believe in gaining a depth of understanding in order to have insight to the truth. Lastly, the value that guides me is simplicity. Being able to deal with life's complexity with a positive and playful perspective is a…

whether or not one believes in universals over and above particulars, or whether one is a nominalist, or abides somewhere in between the pronouncements of both camps, the obvious metaphysical inference from Plato 's account of justice is that abstract properties, such as justice, when instantiated by greater, composite phenomena, such as by a city or nation-state as opposed to a person, inherit the same "structure" rather than the same "essence." By structure, I mean thereby the abstract anatomy…

Greece, there was once a discussion of great importance held between some good friends. This discussion was so important because it was the first recorded debate over the meaning of something many of us wouldn’t think to question in modern times: justice. One would not know most of the participants in the conversation by name, that is, except for one notable philosopher: Socrates. The discourse between Socrates and his friends was documented by a student of his, Plato, another well-known…