Foundations of Justice and Political Philosophy

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📋 Course Outline

  1. Concept of Justice
  2. Historical Justice Theories
  3. Rawlsian Justice Principles
  4. Utilitarian Justice
  5. Liberty Types
  6. Rights Foundations
  7. Natural vs. Legal Rights
  8. Social Contract Theories
  9. Contemporary Justice Issues
  10. Case Studies in Justice
  11. Future of Political Philosophy

📖 1. Concept of Justice

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Justice: The moral principle of fairness, ensuring individuals receive what they are due, whether in distribution, correction, or recognition.
  • Distributive Justice: Concerns the fair allocation of resources, benefits, and burdens within society.
  • Corrective Justice: Focuses on rectifying wrongs or injustices, restoring fairness in transactions or punishments.
  • Procedural Justice: Emphasizes fairness in the processes and procedures that lead to outcomes or decisions.
  • Rawlsian Justice: A theory by John Rawls proposing principles of fairness chosen behind a "veil of ignorance," including equal basic rights and the difference principle.
  • Utilitarian Justice: An approach advocating for actions and policies that maximize overall happiness or utility.

📝 Essential Points

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Quiz-Vorschau

1. What does the concept of justice primarily refer to?

2. Who proposed the theory of justice involving principles chosen behind a 'veil of ignorance'?

3. Who is the philosopher associated with the development of the 'Justice as Fairness' theory in historical justice theories?

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Justice — definition?

Fairness in moral and social contexts.

Justice — definition?

Fairness in distribution, correction, or recognition.

Historical justice theories — focus?

Past injustices, societal order, natural rights.

Distributive Justice — focus?

Fair allocation of resources and benefits.

Rawlsian principles — key?

Equal liberties and difference principle.

Rawlsian Justice — principle?

Fairness chosen behind a veil of ignorance.

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