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    Juveniles’ Justice There are times we hear of young children committing crimes. Crimes those are punishable by either life sentences or death row. Over the course of time society has been more compelled to find out why the child has acted out in such a malicious way. But before new psychological studies we have in our system children who have spent their life in prison over a bad choice or something that they could not control. Preceding the suggestion of juvenile-justice advocates the Supreme Court

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    Right vs. Wrong In Plato’s Republic‚ Book 1‚ various interlocutors make arguments on the definition of justice. Cephalus proposes the definition of justice as “speaking the truth and paying whatever debts one has incurred” (Plato‚ 331c). I will prove Cephalus’ argument true by analyzing the structure and his use of examples‚ discussing possible errors in his reasoning and finally rebutting those who disagree. Justice is knowing right versus wrong and acting on that understanding. Cephalus begins

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    Climate Change Justice Should climate change justice be prioritized at a national and global level? Introduction What is Climate Change Justice? When addressing climate change justice‚ the concept is directly linked to an individual’s collective worldviews. Ethics and justice often time overlap into what the world decides is either wrong or right and how certain resources are divided up‚ which includes human rights and governance. Depending on the person‚ there may be a variety of outcomes that

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    Western Theories of Justice Justice is one of the most important moral and political concepts.  The word comes from the Latin jus‚ meaning right or law.  The Oxford English Dictionary defines the “just” person as one who typically “does what is morally right” and is disposed to “giving everyone his or her due‚” offering the word “fair” as a synonym.  But philosophers want to get beyond etymology and dictionary definitions to consider‚ for example‚ the nature of justice as both a moral virtue of

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    Plato on Justice

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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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    society in which justice symbolizes the virtuous‚ since Plato believed justice is there to be the prescription for the evils. He used the Greek word "Dikaisyne" for justice which refers the work ‘morality’ or ‘righteousness’. The English word justice and the Greek word ‘Dikaisyne’ capture imperfectness when explaining the same concept because the Greek one implies both law-abiding behaviours and institutions‚ and virtues of people in social context. However‚ neither justice nor fairness

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    Justice In Hamlet

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    touches on is justice and revenge. When provoked by Thrasymachus on the meaning of justice‚ Socrates states that it is when the logic-driven soul controls both the emotions and the desires/appetites. When each part of the soul is in line and does its job‚ justice occurs because everything is working as it should. Socrates sees justice as a necessity within a city‚ and as a good and positive thing to strive for. But‚ when looking at another piece of literature that deals with justice‚ Hamlet‚ a completely

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    essentially answer one question‚ what is justice? This question serves as a basis into the dialogues encountered in the literary work. Plato aims to answer this philosophical question through an analysis developed by Socrates; a Greek philosopher‚ prestigiously acclaimed‚ due to his analysis of such subjective thoughts. Justice can be classified in three subdivisions which include retributive justice‚ procedural justice‚ and social justice. Retributive justice can be best explained along the principle

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    meta-ethical question is raised “What is justice?” The meaning of justice may mean almost anything in today’s society. During Plato’s time‚ however‚ justice is intimately connected with fairness. It is the idea that people should get what they deserve. Benevolence and mercy may lead us to give people more than they deserve but justice insists on them getting all and only what they deserve: nothing more‚ nothing less. In his infamous passage where Thrasymachus argues that Justice is whatever is in the interest

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    The Concept of Justice

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    Socrates and Aristotle both have contrasting views of the concept of justice which serves to influence their notions of an ideal constitution. The abstract‚ speculative ideas of Socrates will be compared and contrasted with the practical‚ sensory ones of Aristotle in matters concerning justice and politics. Both Aristotle and Socrates disagree with regards to the definition of justice and what qualities are attributed to a just person. According to Aristotle‚ a just person must follow the law

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