Religious Studies 1022A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Distributive Justice, Natural Justice, Theravada

• School: Western University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: Religious Studies 1022A/B
• Professor: Corrine Walsh

Document Summary

What is a just" society: dif culty of de ning just society", related terms: morality, ethics, righteousness, human rights, natural law, exploration through multiple lenses religion, political economy, social justice, philosophy, public administration and public policy. Justice is the virtue that renders to each his/her own: philosophical (aristotle) If we deny persons justice, we have declared them worthless. Justice is not the best we can do regarding value of persons, friendship is: political and legal. Only justice stands between us and barbarity. Meeting essential needs in society is not a work of optical charity, it merely establishes one"s credentials as a human. Just society and hinduism: expressed in dharma, karma, caste system, varuna. Guardian of morality and master of rta. Determines the truth and unrighteousness of humans: upanishads, dharma and the caste system, ahimsa. Just society and buddhism: morality, marks of reality, four noble truths, noble eightfold path, ahimsa, theravada monk, mahayana bodhisattva, compassion.