Ideas from 'Justice: What's the right thing to do?' by Michael J. Sandel [2009], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Justice: what's the right thing to do?' by Sandel,Michael J. [Penguin 2010,978-0-141-04133-9]].

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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 3. Value of Truth

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Speak truth only to those who deserve the truth

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Careful evasions of truth at least show respect for it

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism

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Not all deals are fair deals

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Does consent create the obligation, or must there be some benefit?

21039

Moral contracts involve both consent and reciprocity; making the deal, and keeping it

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 2. Golden Rule

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The categorical imperative is not the Golden Rule, which concerns contingent desires

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 5. Persons as Ends

21031

Man cannot dispose of himself, because he is not a thing to be owned

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract

21035

Just visiting (and using roads) is hardly ratifying the Constitution

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions

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A ratified constitution may not be a just constitution

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A just constitution harmonises the different freedoms

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / d. Liberal freedom

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Liberal freedom was a response to assigned destinies like caste and class

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 4. Economic equality

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Libertarians just want formal equality in a free market; the meritocratic view wants fair equality

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 1. Basis of justice

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Distributive justice concern deserts, as well as who gets what

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We can approach justice through welfare, or freedom, or virtue

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Justice concerns how a society distributes what it prizes - wealth, rights, power and honours

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Should we redress wrongs done by a previous generation?

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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

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Justice is about how we value things, and not just about distributions

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / b. Limited purposes

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Teleological thinking is essential for social and political issues