Paradox A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense‚ but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. The first scene of Macbeth‚ for example‚ closes with the witches’ cryptic remark “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair….” Parallelism Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related word‚ phrases‚ or clauses. The basic principle of grammar and rhetoric demands that equivalent things be set forth in coordinate grammatical structures: nouns
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Law and Justice Abstract Justice is the quality of being fair or just. This is not an exhaustive definition of justice. Different philosophers have defined justice in different ways. Justice is a concept that provides balance between law and morality. Rawls proposition for law and justice has been accepted by world judicial fraternity as a landmark vision to understand the system. Similarly it has earned a good amount of criticism which shows the basic strength of the thought. As such: Rawls theories
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behavior‚ and their efforts will be outlined in this research. As a subject of philosophical interest‚ the study of justice dates back to the times of Plato and Socrates (Ryan‚ 1993). However‚ research on organizational justice started with Adams’ work on equity theory (Adams‚ 1963‚ 1965) and has progressed steadily over time. Greenberg (1990b) explained organizational justice as a literature “grown around attempts to describe and explain the role of fairness as a consideration in the workplace
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Social Justice What is social justice and how does it relate to liberation theology? How do sin‚ love‚ grace‚ and human freedom affect social justice? What restricts freedom and social justice? And how does all of this play a role in the Kingdom of God? Social justice is a concept of a society in which every human being is treated justly‚ without discrimination based on financial status‚ race‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ etc. Grace is a gift from God that we don’t deserve‚ which helps us choose the
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Injustice anywhere is a threat to Justice everywhere In the name of ALLAH the most gracious the most merciful‚ the Omnipresent and Omnipotent. Mr. President sir‚ honourable chief guest‚ worthy opponents and future scholars. "O believers! Be firm in justice as witnesses for God‚ even in cases against yourselves‚ your parents or your kin" “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." These powerful words were said by one of American best known advocate of equal rights - Dr. Martin Luther
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JUSTICE (ADL‚ INSAAF): Justice means fairness‚ equity or righteousness. To be treated equally or justly is the inborn right of all human beings. That is why Islam has given utmost importance to justice. The importance of justice can be revealed through following verses and ahadiths: VERSES OF QURAN: 1) O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for justice‚ as witnesses to Allah‚ even as against yourselves‚ or your parents‚ or your kin‚ and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can
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Plato’s interpretation of justice as seen in The Republic’ is a vastly different one when compared to what we and even the philosophers of his own time are accustomed to. Plato would say justice is the act of carrying out one’s duties as he is fitted with. Moreover‚ if one’s duties require one to lie or commit something else that is not traditionally viewed along with justice; that too is considered just by Plato’s accounts in The Republic.’ I believe Plato’s account of justice‚ and his likely defense
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Restorative Justice Restorative Justice is an alternative to the traditional system. Even though restorative justice will never replace the traditional system‚ it has a balanced focus on the person harmed‚ the person causing the harm and the affected community‚ rather than just the crime through the eyes of the law. Restorative Justice is always voluntary for the victims‚ and the offenders have to be willing to cooperate and they have to want to do this. Restorative Justice is a forward-looking
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Distributive justice is concerned with the fair allocation of resources among diverse members of a community. Fair allocation typically takes into account the total amount of goods to be distributed‚ the distributing procedure‚ and the pattern of distribution that result. The concept of social justice was initiated by Dr. Ambedkar was the first man in history to successfully lead a tirade of securing social to the vast sections of Indian humanity‚ with the help of a law. Social justice denotes the
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Globalization of justice The world today‚ despite the economic development that took place since the end of the second world war‚ the ongoing globalization and deep structural changes‚ still features high inequality both between developed and underdeveloped countries and within each country. In view of this situation‚ many political philosophers developed the concept of globalizing justice. They all have the same goal‚ reduce world poverty‚ however the approaches to tackle the issue are different
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