William Wayne Justice

Many people have different viewpoints on what fairness is. My viewpoint on fairness is the treatment or behavior without favoritism or discrimination. Fairness is when everyone is treated equally no matter where they come from, their race, their age, their gender, their height, their weight, their culture, and etc. In my words, fairness isn't everybody getting the same thing, fairness is everybody getting what they need in order to be successful. Fairness is when 2 different types of people get…

How my Ideas about Social Justice Will Influence my Practice When it comes to social justice, I want to become an ally. In previous papers and reflection, I have acknowledged my privileges and tread lightly when defining my intentions as an ally. I believe that being an ally demands that I also recognize my power as an oppressor. I have long struggled with the idea that I am socially positioned as an oppressor in the eyes of many. This became a sort of hindrance on my ability to take action. I…

Desert (in contemporary Liberal theory) asymmetrical in the contexts of Distributive and Retributive Justice, especially Criminal Law, keeping in mind the perspective of Rawls? One can argue that the nature of Criminal Law is such that it is usually seen as a ‘state institution in charge of state punishment’ – its scope, apparatus and effects are determined by the principles of Retributive Justice set up by the society. The Criminal Law is not made up of monads calling for philosophical…

The principle of lex talionis was an appropriate and just manner of maintaining order and civilization in ancient Mesopotamian society. The law suggested appropriate equal and equivalent settlements for civil, criminal and domestic matters. The code delineated suitable redress for a number of issues of the day. As the law of retaliation, lex talionis, reflects the idea that a punishment should fit the crime and that a victim is due equal compensation for his loss. Also referred to as the…

In the work To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Atticus’ search for justice to convey that everyone is deserving of justice. Atticus exemplifies an understanding and search of justice through his relationship with those in the community, through his relationship with his children and through his court case. Throughout the story, Atticus’ relation to members of the…

Government is something necessary to the growth of civilization, and the cohabitation with other humans. Its general purpose is to make laws that protect citizens rights, maintain justice and peace among the people, and to protect them from outside threats. To have a society that is content they must have certain rights under the law. Government must also provide ways to settle disputes between citizens; as well as to punish those who commit crimes against other people. Lastly government must be…

Republic, Socrates explains gives a long, in-depth analogy to explain justice. The analogy used is a city, in which everything is conditioned to be a perfectly just city. All the patterns of this city make it the perfect example of how a just society would be run, and exactly what justice means. He makes many points in he explains justice, through his major themes. There are many themes in Republic, by Plato, such as the definition of justice, communities should be family, and education is…

When any decision is made the most important factor determining its conclusion is its justice. This justice is what is of question when concluding its accuracy, whether it is moral or just another human-made law. There are many writers thought history and from those Sophocles, Martin Luther King and Immanuel Kant will be discussed upon. These writers offered various conclusions upon what is the just and the unjust. In Kant’s works he basically emphasized that the consequences of a specific…

Thousands of friends, family and fans gather each with pride, happiness, and their cameras to capture the exciting moments of the bright and sunny April afternoon of the 2013 Boston Marathon. Their excitement is booming through the elated crowd and spreading like a wildfire. Sweat and tears are flying from exhausted runners and their long 26.2 mile journey to the finish. Everyone is so caught up in the moment, how could anything possibly go wrong? Needless to say, the detonation of two bombs was…

of the Republic, Socrates offers a response to Glaucon 's question, “What is justice?” Socrates states his answer through various forms of metaphors and images. To the naked eye, his response is rather contradictory and baffling. Yet, through thorough reading, discussion, and bearing a perplexed eagerness to explore such classic ambiguity, one can only then begin to understand Socrates claim as to what consists of justice. Socrates himself identifies that his outlook is, indeed, much or…