According to Plato, the notion of justice is a person fulfilling his or her appropriate role in society and consequently giving back to society what is owed by them. On the other hand, Thrasymachus’ notion of justice is the survival of the fittest. Those who are stronger will overpower those less able to overcome them.…
Winter is coming. Snows will be falling and ice forming, it will be the joy of children and the hatred of adults. Whether it is cursed or blessed, it is coming and it will affect all equally; if that’s not justice then justice does not exist. The overwhelming ‘whiteness’ of it all will soon become…
The most basic and important ideal of our legal system is justice. There are two dimensions of justice. These are formal justice and substantive justice. Formal Justice: Requires decisions be made in a non-arbitrary and consistent manner Established legal rules must be followed No person shall be regarded to be above the law Every person…
Introduction, Purposes and Approaches Social and political philosophers are concerned with defining and interpreting concepts like justice, freedom, authority and democracy in a modern context as well as in the past. These two branches of philosophy overlap so much they are usually treated as one area of philosophy. If there is an actual difference it…