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Social Justice And Social Media, Jo Coghlan Dr
Is Social Justice A Form Of Statecraft?, Craig Hovey
Is Social Justice A Form Of Statecraft?, Craig Hovey
Craig Hovey
In this article, the author focuses on the objections of H. Tristram Engelhardt to the concept of social justice and some issues relative to the ethics of infanticide. The author examines the possibility for social justice to be a form of statecraft, the distinctive moral practices and beliefs, and the status of Christian morality. The author argues that Engelhardt has underestimated the complex nature of political discourse in diverse societies.
Aristotle, Law And Justice: The Tragic Hero, Eric A. Engle
Aristotle, Law And Justice: The Tragic Hero, Eric A. Engle
Eric A. Engle
Aristotle was the greatest scientist in western history. He established the scientific paradigm and the instruments thereof (materialism and logic). His work covered all basic sciences: Astronomy, Botany, Logic, Mathematics, Meteorology Philosophy, Psychology and Political Science. Aristotle's conception of justice pervades the law and heavily influenced the Anglo-Saxon court system to this day. Yet, the mark of a hero in Greek tragedy is his tragic flaw. Aristotle was not only a great scientist. He was also racist, sexist and homophobic - he thought slavery was natural and good. This tragic flaw in Aristotle's work has distorted all of western thought …
Libertarianism, Karl Widerquist
Libertarianism, Karl Widerquist
Karl Widerquist
This is an encyclopedia entry on libertarianism covering right-libertarianism, left-libertarianism, and libertarian socialism.
Oko Sako (Oka And Sako): Wawashii Woman In The Kyōgen Oko And Sako, Minae Yamamoto Savas
Oko Sako (Oka And Sako): Wawashii Woman In The Kyōgen Oko And Sako, Minae Yamamoto Savas
Minae Yamamoto Savas
In this play, a peasant called Oko accuses Sako, another farmer, of letting his cow graze on Oko's grass. While Oko's wawashii (bold) wife offers to help him rehearse his lawsuit, she secretly hopes to dissuade her husband from bringing it to the local steward. The rehearsal satirizes the oppressive feudal justice system as the domineering wife and steward role overlap.
The Indonesian Marxist Tradition, Robert Cribb
The Indonesian Marxist Tradition, Robert Cribb
Robert Cribb
Chapter examines the adaptation of Marist ideology by successive Indonesian communist thinkers. It emphasises the theoretical innovativeness of Indonesian Marxism, including a presaging of the Eurocommunist accommodation with parliamentary democracy.