Justice as Fairness

The idea behind ruling on the bases of superior wisdom is something that sounds very appealing in nature. Especially when the idea revolves around giving power only to those that are willing to be open minded and pursue justice. However, there are problems that co-exist with this idea primarily because there is no division between power. This in return creates only one central power that can’t be properly challenged by the people, which indirectly oppresses them. That is why I completely…

member of the population, and in order to have a healthy balance within our communities, the government need to find codes of conduct and procedures that benefit most people and do not harm the future of a nation; in other words, laws are made to find fairness for most people and seek for the right equilibrium, for this simply reason, not always what is legal is ethical. According to Massood Samii & Southern New Hampshire…

In the article Rough Justice by Alejandro Reyes “No matter how harsh your punishments, you’re not going to get an orderly society unless the culture is in favor of order.” It is important for people to take a stand on issues of justice in society. Three reasons it is important for people to stand on issues of justice in society is that people should stand up to change things that are wrong and turn them right, people represent others who can’t represent themselves, and people should be treated…

Vengeance Won't Help Today many people would love to get revenge for the smallest harm done to them, it may be fun or feels good but it will escalate the problem by the victim wanting to get back to you in an unbalanced way. There for,Vengeance is not a solution that will help a person; instead, it will cause more suffering. The Avenger is characterized as forgiving, which demonstrates that he knows that it’s wrong to hurt others and get revenge.When the Avenger walked into Dun, “it was like a…

moderation and justice in a city, it is important to be reasonable and just at the same time because both moderation and justice go together. The individual has to be moderate and self controlling in order to be just. Without moderation the individual will act unlawful therefore making one unjust. In my opinion it is necessary for the city and individual to be moderate in order to be just. Every city and individual is not just without being moderate. Moderation has a lot to do with justice…

law. It is illegal under the law to have gender bias and not hold every criminal to the same sentencing guidelines. The law was not written to accommodate the race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation of the defendant, but it was written for justice to be served when someone breaks the law. 5. No, if it is illegal that makes it unethical as well. This is his emotional opinion, it’s not doing the wrong thing for the right reason; nor does it require showing compassion. If women break the…

Chapter 5 begins with the sentence, “Let us speak from the point where we digressed” (1095b14). We digressed from the discussion of common opinions about the good and happiness in the middle of the last chapter to discuss the question of the method of our inquiry. Aristotle there supposes that it is “necessary for us, at least, to begin from the things known to us” (1095b3). Thus, in making this inquiry into the good and happiness, we will examine the common opinions about it on the basis of…

Whether “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” or “not easy to send a boy off to die without talking about it first,” in an ideal justice system, all evidence must be examined without reasonable doubt (Lee, 119) (Rose, 12). Accepting a justice system where juries decide upon the verdict, society often conforms itself to the ideologies and prejudices of the people on the jury. Generally, society becomes desensitized to these verdicts and accepts them as impartial even when they’re disproportionately…

In our social justice class, we have learned many lessons that can help us make daily life and society as a whole better. We have learned how to handle real life situations and how some groups are more advantaged than other groups. For this reason, we were assigned to write how we would handle some hypothetical problems and what we learned from our service learning. Doing these problems will show what I have gotten out of the class and what I will bring with me to help the world become a better…

The story of Gyges revolves around a shepherd who came across a magical ring. This ring gave the beholder the power to become invisible to others around them. After understanding the capabilities and potentials the ring may bring, the shepherd Gyge, wasted no opportunity to benefit himself and seek the kingdom. He achieved this by seducing the queen, and conspired against the king that led to him taking the kingdom. He was given an opportunity to potentially do good deeds with the ring and help…