PHIL 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Meritocracy
6 Feb 2018
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Justice as a virtue: a "complete virtue, a virtue that is only a virtue in relation to our neighbour, the "exercise of complete virtue" "this form of justice, then, is complete virtue, but not absolutely, but in relation to our neighbour. And therefore justice is often thought to be the greatest of virtues, and "neither evening nor morning star" is so wonderful; and proverbially "in justice is every virtue comprehended. " And it is complete virtue in its fullest sense, because it is the actual exercise of complete virtue. It is complete because he who possesses it can exercise his virtue not only in himself but towards his neighbour also; for many men can exercise virtue in their own affairs, but not in their relations to their (cid:374)eigh(cid:271)our. Justice is the most difficult of virtues, according to aristotle, because it primarily concerns our behaviour towards others. Justice is the virtue that concerns the polis.
