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Single Idea 21043
[filed under theme 25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 1. Basis of justice
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Full Idea
Debates about distributive justice are about not only who gets what but also what qualities are worthy of honour and reward.
Gist of Idea
Distributive justice concern deserts, as well as who gets what
Source
Michael J. Sandel (Justice: What's the right thing to do? [2009], 07)
Book Ref
Sandel,Michael J.: 'Justice: what's the right thing to do?' [Penguin 2010], p.179
A Reaction
So the 'undeserving poor' get nuffink? Does just being a human being deserve anything? Obviously yes. That said, we can't deny the concept of 'appropriate reward'.
The
19 ideas
from 'Justice: What's the right thing to do?'
21028
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We can approach justice through welfare, or freedom, or virtue
[Sandel]
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21027
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Justice concerns how a society distributes what it prizes - wealth, rights, power and honours
[Sandel]
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21032
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Speak truth only to those who deserve the truth
[Sandel]
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21033
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Careful evasions of truth at least show respect for it
[Sandel]
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21030
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The categorical imperative is not the Golden Rule, which concerns contingent desires
[Sandel]
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21031
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Man cannot dispose of himself, because he is not a thing to be owned
[Sandel]
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21034
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A just constitution harmonises the different freedoms
[Sandel]
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21035
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Just visiting (and using roads) is hardly ratifying the Constitution
[Sandel]
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21037
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A ratified constitution may not be a just constitution
[Sandel]
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21036
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Not all deals are fair deals
[Sandel]
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21038
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Does consent create the obligation, or must there be some benefit?
[Sandel]
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21039
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Moral contracts involve both consent and reciprocity; making the deal, and keeping it
[Sandel]
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21040
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Libertarians just want formal equality in a free market; the meritocratic view wants fair equality
[Sandel]
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21043
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Distributive justice concern deserts, as well as who gets what
[Sandel]
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21042
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Should we redress wrongs done by a previous generation?
[Sandel]
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21048
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Work is not fair if it is negotiated, even in a fair situation, but if it suits the nature of the worker
[Sandel]
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21045
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Teleological thinking is essential for social and political issues
[Sandel]
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21049
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Liberal freedom was a response to assigned destinies like caste and class
[Sandel]
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21052
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Justice is about how we value things, and not just about distributions
[Sandel]
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