Social justice

However, how is it different from black on black crime? They only bring focus on the deaths at the hands of cops rather than the deaths of gangs sharing the same color skin. I like that they are fighting for justice in the wrongful death by cops which have become brought to light by social media and individuals own technical devices. They are about diversity and the overall well-being of the diverse group of people being victimized. I guess you can say that I am on the fence about the whole…

philosophers whom began by asking, which traits make one an ethical person? With ancient and modern philosophers beginning their theories with different questions, the theories they develop vary. Modern philosophers have developed theories such as the Social Contract and Utilitarianism, which others declare to be bankrupt. These thinkers believe that philosophers should return to a form of thinking similar to that of Aristotle, who believed that a Theory of Virtues should dominate philosophy.…

the definition of the basic structure to capture individual choices, and in so doing identify society possessing an egalitarian ethos as a demand of justice, fails because it is not consistent with Rawls’ publicity requirements. The difference principle, Williams maintains, “is inherently restricted” and “applies only to a society's fundamental social,…

The Water Company in Saudi Arabia One of the biggest issue in Saudi society nowadays is that The Water company changed the price for water service which affected all customers who had late payment. The customers were obliged to pay the new charge. The CEO of the water company, Abdullah Alhoseen, said that it was the customers’ fault. However, a lot of customers who paid their bills on time, they found out that their new bills increased few times. For example, Mohammed who lived in Dammam…

In defining the extent to which law is a matter of social fact, for example, is it possible that law can be entirely determined by social factors, the pedigree of law traceable via social rules? Or must it be acknowledged that societies themselves defer to an underlying morality that influences law regardless of its social pedigree? There are currently three schools of thought on these questions: natural law theory, hard legal positivism…

Katharine Drexel is a well respected saint. She is known for her dedicated life of service to American Indians and African Americans. Because of her service she is the patron saint of racial justice and philanthropy. St. Drexel was canonized on October 1, 2000. Her feast day is March 3rd. Saint Katharine Drexel lived an ideal life of the Feminine Genius. She lived her life in the best way to serve God. Katharine Drexel was born on November 28, 1858 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. She is the…

In his dialogue Crito, Plato discusses the idea of justice while writing about his former teacher and friend Socrates. Similar to his other works, Crito centers around Socrates, and his thoughts and philosophies. To truly understand what Plato was writing about in Crito is important to understand the reasons behind Socrates’ death sentence. Socrates was a man of thought, and much of the time there was both a lesson and a reason behind his actions. When Socrates first appeared on philosophical…

Racial inequality and its relationship to social injustice in America is overwhelmingly interwoven into the premise of all three narratives of ‘Just Mercy,’ ‘Nobody,’ and ‘$2.00 a Day’. Just Mercy’s Bryan Stevenson exposes some of these disparities woven around his presentation of the Walter McMillian case, and the overrepresentation of African-American men in our criminal justice system. Stevenson’s (2014) accounts of actors within the criminal justice system such as Judge Robert E. Lee and…

Social Justice Book Club Meeting Four The article Remember At the End of the Day, It’s Yourself You Answer To connects to the book Jane Eyre in numerous ways. Maya Angelou was an extremely courageous woman as she was persistent in standing up for herself and others, despite her tragic past as a rape victim and sex worker. Instead of withholding herself from society, like a woman in the 1900’s who provided sexual services was expected to do, Maya became a successful “civil rights activist, a…

In the Republic, Socrates affirms that in the ideal state the philosophers will have to be compelled to “return to the cave” and to take up their ideal position as rulers of the city. I feel that this compulsion is not really as such, and is simply indoctrination within the education of the ideal state. The concept of them being left alone comes to mind, as the philosopher is inherently different from most of his fellow man by the very nature of what defines him, a lover of knowledge. I show…