Oleh Lemishka PHIL 182 Response #1 Let me approach this question at an angle. I believe that unjust people exist only because the rest of the people are just so the unjust can take advantage of them. Those people are not self-sufficient‚ so they are in need for things that they cannot provide themselves with therefore they have to rely on others. Socrates said‚ “perhaps there would be more justice in the bigger and it would be easier to observe closely” (Book II 369 a). Socrates’ use of the city
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Adeimantus states that justice belongs to the class of goods‚ which we welcome for its own sake and for its consequences. Glaucon‚ then‚ picks Thrasymachos’ argument‚ that is better to live an unjust life than just life. In this dialogue‚ Glaucon challenges Plato to proof why be just is better than being unjust. For Glaucon human being is by nature competitive‚ for Plato human nature is either good or bad. In real life‚ real world some people are born bad and other are born good by nature. In Plato’s
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"The law is the law": An analysis of law and justice in Antigone and Trifles Néstor Díaz Dr. Rosa Vallejo INGL 3012 LI1 March 19‚ 2011 "The law is the law": an analysis of law and justice in Antigone and Trifles “Objection!” The lawyer acts quickly in an attempt to disallow a certain piece of evidence. He or she considers the evidence unjust and opposes its use. The lawyer’s opposition may bear fruit in the form of a rejection to said piece of evidence. Much like a lawyer opposes an
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To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel takes place over the course of three years in which Scout Finch learns about life as she grows older. Throughout the book‚ many themes are revealed. One of the most obvious reccurring themes is the unjust persecution of the innocent. This theme is expressed through the victimization of guiltless characters such as Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley‚ and even the mockingbirds. Tom Robinson is an African American man living in the south in the 1930’s‚ a time when
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DEFINITION OF NATURAL LAW Natural law is a law or body of laws that derives from nature and is believed to be binding upon human actions apart from or in conjunction with laws established by human authority. John M. Finnis defines natural law as “a set of principles of practical reasonableness in ordering human life and human community”. Finnis states that natural law consists of two sets of principles. These consist of certain basic values and requirement of practical reasonableness. It
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The main claim of this passage is the unjust and tyrannical rule of the Great Britain over its colonies‚ in what is now‚ and referred to as the United States of America. As the author refuses to acknowledge British policies and legislature as a legitimate authority in his motherland and demands freedom‚ this is but a claim of policy. The author insists that every man is entitled by God to a just and free legislature‚ which safeguards one’s rights and honor. Therefore; supporting his claim and hence
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was for to unite all creeds and have equal right despite the pigment of our skin. What Dr. Martin Luther King Jr did was influential‚ incomprehensible and inspiring to see and hear about. Even though some of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was viewed as unjust I would like to reiterate It was more than necessary to make a bold statement. We will not give in and we will continue to peaceful protest until we have equal and just rights just as Caucasian individuals. From my perspective‚ if I was in a position
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One of the most provocative claims that Plato makes through the voice of Socrates in The Republic is that a democracy is an unjust form of government. This view is illustrated in the quote above. This quote can be found in Book VIII in the passage in which Socrates describes how a democracy comes to be. He is claiming that‚ although a democracy gives voice to the voiceless‚ this is not a just form of government because some people should not be given a voice in government. In modern society‚ this
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Justine: An Unjust Characterization The women in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein do not seem to hold a very significant place in the novel. They are not given meaningful lines and we do not get to a lot of their back story. In fact‚ we not seem to know some of them at all‚ for example‚ Mrs. Saville‚ Walton’s sister (who happens to be the first female in the novel). She is basically a non-entity‚ only serving as a recipient of her brother’s letters. Generally speaking‚ Shelley’s female characters
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The law of “Stand Your Ground” deals with a self-defense law which is for giving the individual rights for making use of deadly force which are for defending themselves without any kind of requirement of evading or retreating from any dangerous situation. Stand Your Ground is a law which places non obligation at all on the potential victims of any crime for retreating and calling the law enforcement personnel. This research is going to deal with the particular law of “Stand Your Ground law”; this
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