Justice

Young Kim

doi:10.5771/9781498559003

Summary

The moral inquiry into the nature of justice is often marginalized, as contemporary discussions focus primarily on political considerations. Yet, the need to examine the moral framework of justice is fundamental. What is the point of justice, after all, if not to establish a moral framework for political interactions? The question resonates especially when recognizing that no monocultures exist over time and space. In examining Plato’s thoughts on individual and social morality (dikaiosune) and Aristotle’s focus on individual virtue (arête) and the pursuit of well-being (eudaimonia), the author proffers foundational resources for today’s discussions of justice. Moreover, he brings this nexus of thought into conversation with theories that have emerged over the centuries, such as Kant’s concept of due concern and respect, individual rights and responsibilities as in Hobbes, Locke and J.S. Mill. Thus, he engages contemporary disputes of justice including distributive vs. relational schemes, choice vs. chance considerations, group rights theories, value pluralism, the right vs. the good, as well as international and future justice. His inquiry concludes with the provision of a deontological framework set against a liberal political context, justice as right actions, for further examination of questions of justice.

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Copyright year: 2018
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4985-5899-0
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4985-5900-3
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 212
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
1. Part I: Classical Foundations of Justice No access
2. Part II: The Individual and Political Society No access
3. Part III: Debates of Justice No access
4. Notes No access
1. 1. Foundational Forms No access
  2. The Individual and Actions No access
  3. Political Society No access
  4. Notes No access
2. 1. Justice as Virtue No access
  2. Universal Justice No access
  3. Particular Justice No access
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1. 1. Reason and Agency No access
  2. Responsibility No access
  3. Action-Guiding Principles No access
  4. Notes No access
2. 1. Value Monism No access
  2. Value Pluralism No access
  3. The Right and the Good No access
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3. 1. Classic Liberalism No access
  2. Egalitarian Concerns No access
  3. Notes No access
1. 1. Relational Justice No access
  2. Distributive Justice No access
  3. The Task of Justice No access
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2. 1. The Individual No access
  2. Group Theories No access
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3. 1. Political Realism No access
  2. Cosmopolitanism No access
  3. International Justice No access
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4. 1. Personal Identity No access
  2. Population Concerns No access
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1. Justice as Right Actions No access
2. Contemporary Debates No access
3. Notes No access
1. Primary Texts No access
2. Secondary Texts No access
Index No access Pages 203 - 210
About the Author No access Pages 211 - 212