justice Flashcards

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understand and be able to explain how justice and injustice are different from moral wrongness and permissibility

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justice focuses on institution and the overall equitable distribution of something (dist of rights, goods, etc), while morals focus on beliefs about what acts are right/wrong and good/bad, based on moral principles and norms, on a much smaller scale

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examples of just and unjust situations

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just situation: equal access to healthcare, clean drinking water
unjust situation: differences in access to healthcare, water in flint

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examples of just and unjust institutions

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just institution: the red cross
unjust Institution: South African apartheid

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give an example of injustice where there is no clear (relevant) wrongdoing on the part of any person

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difference in education standards/funding between states/counties, global warming for future generations to solve

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