For justice to be in a place, in the negative sence needs a law and hence a lawgiver. Next a person who can be held accountable and has broken the law(s). The last thing needed is a judge.
This judge needs to have knowledge of the law, knowledge of the persons actions and means to execute the prescribed penalty.
Both the lawgiver and the judge need one more thing: authority over the person(s) who ought to obey the law.
I suppose the authority part here is philosophically the most difficult. From where does authority come? Majority? Wise men? Tradition? God?
Once we have a perfect law(giver) and a perfect judge and all people who ought to obey the law have perfect knowledge about both the authority of the law(giver) and the judge, than and only than there will be perfect justice and, maybe even more importaint, all will have peace with that justice which is basically the goal of justice.
The same can be done in a positive sence with again a law(giver) and a rewarder. This, however is a bit counter-intuitive, since the judge, in the negative sence, would give more punishment to a lawbreaker it is something evil. If however the rewarder would give more reward to a lawkeeper, is that something good or something bad?
This judge needs to have knowledge of the law, knowledge of the persons actions and means to execute the prescribed penalty.
Both the lawgiver and the judge need one more thing: authority over the person(s) who ought to obey the law.
I suppose the authority part here is philosophically the most difficult. From where does authority come? Majority? Wise men? Tradition? God?
Once we have a perfect law(giver) and a perfect judge and all people who ought to obey the law have perfect knowledge about both the authority of the law(giver) and the judge, than and only than there will be perfect justice and, maybe even more importaint, all will have peace with that justice which is basically the goal of justice.
The same can be done in a positive sence with again a law(giver) and a rewarder. This, however is a bit counter-intuitive, since the judge, in the negative sence, would give more punishment to a lawbreaker it is something evil. If however the rewarder would give more reward to a lawkeeper, is that something good or something bad?
What is justice?
13/06/2010 03:39:12 PM
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"Justice is the constant and perpetual desire to give everyone his due."
13/06/2010 04:08:26 PM
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Do you think there is something called justice?
13/06/2010 10:54:18 PM
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Well, obviously not with an existence independent of the human mind.
13/06/2010 11:07:38 PM
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Actually, that is being "just" not justice *NM*
14/06/2010 05:46:06 AM
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The original reads, "Iustitia est constans et perpetua voluntas ius suum cuique tribuens".
14/06/2010 01:37:10 PM
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Obviously it's a present active participle.
15/06/2010 12:09:54 AM
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Precisely. As in the well-known Latin phrase iustitio pauperem puerum; nullum corpus me amat.
15/06/2010 08:54:59 AM
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To me? "Giving to each what is reasonably owed when it's reasonably possible"
13/06/2010 04:22:41 PM
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An attempt to answer
13/06/2010 09:54:03 PM
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You say that the basis of all justice is the law...
13/06/2010 10:51:13 PM
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Good question
13/06/2010 11:05:26 PM
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I'm an atheist, but stay with me here
13/06/2010 11:17:10 PM
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I'm a christian, but stay with me here
13/06/2010 11:40:48 PM
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That was moderatly obnoxious
14/06/2010 12:52:48 AM
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Great Question
14/06/2010 06:16:23 AM
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