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'Politics', 'Phaedo' and 'Second Treatise of Government'
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 1. Basis of justice
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Justice is the order in a political community [Aristotle]
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Justice is equality for equals, and inequality for unequals [Aristotle]
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The good is obviously justice, which benefits the whole community, and involves equality in some sense [Aristotle]
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The virtue of justice may be relative to a particular constitution [Aristotle]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / a. Legal system
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Man is the worst of all animals when divorced from law and justice [Aristotle]
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Laws that match people's habits are more effective than mere written rules [Aristotle]
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If it is easy to change the laws, that makes them weaker [Aristotle]
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The aim of law is not restraint, but to make freedom possible [Locke]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / b. Rule of law
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It is said that we should not stick strictly to written law, as it is too vague [Aristotle]
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It is preferable that law should rule rather than any single citizen [Aristotle]
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Correct law should be in control, with rulers only deciding uncertain issues [Aristotle]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law
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It is only by a law of Nature that we can justify punishing foreigners [Locke]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / a. Right to punish
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Reparation and restraint are the only justifications for punishment [Locke]
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Self-defence is natural, but not the punishment of superiors by inferiors [Locke]
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Punishment should make crime a bad bargain, leading to repentance and deterrence [Locke]
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