Knowra Justice Justice Justice is the fair distribution of benefits, burdens, rights, and opportunities, together with fair procedures for resolving conflicts and correcting wrongs.
Distributive justice : The branch of justice concerned with how benefits, resources, and burdens are allocated. It directly addresses how a society should share what people gain and bear.
Plato : An ancient Greek philosopher whose dialogues examine virtue, politics, knowledge, and the just society. The Republic presents an influential account of justice in both persons and political communities.
Utilitarianism : A family of ethical theories that evaluates actions or institutions by their consequences for overall welfare. Maximizing total welfare can conflict with protecting each person's rights or fair share.
Social justice : The pursuit of fair social arrangements, including equitable rights, opportunities, and access to resources. It applies justice to structural inequalities and conditions across society.
Procedural justice : The fairness of the rules and processes used to make decisions and resolve disputes. Fair outcomes depend partly on whether decisions are reached through fair procedures.
Aristotle : An ancient Greek philosopher who developed influential accounts of virtue, politics, and practical reasoning. His account distinguishes distributive justice from rectifying justice.
Libertarianism : A political philosophy that gives strong priority to individual liberty and limits on coercive government. Its emphasis on voluntary holdings challenges redistributive accounts of social justice.
Taxation : The compulsory collection of money by governments to fund public purposes. Tax systems distribute the costs of public institutions and can reduce or reinforce inequality.
Retributive justice : The principles governing how wrongdoing should be punished or otherwise answered. It concerns what justice requires after a person commits a wrong.
John Rawls : An American political philosopher who developed the theory of justice as fairness. His principles address equal liberties and inequalities in social and economic arrangements.
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