Is ownership fair?
Is property a right? Is it Just? One of the current positions is to consider property as a natural right. However, Jean-Jacques Rousseau reminds us that originally, the land belongs …
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Revenge and justice
“As one grows older, one realizes that revenge is still the surest form of justice.” Henry Becque in Thoughts (1837–1899) Is vengeance justice? Hegel distinguished between justice and punishment, saying …
4 Quotes from Plato on justice (Book I of the Republic)
The following quotations are taken from Victor Cousin’s translation of The Republic – (Plato), volumes nine and ten, Book I Socrates talks about a discussion held the day before at Polemarchus ’ …
Justice hides the wrath
In his tragedy Wenceslas in 1647, Jean de Rotrou says: Justice is often the mask of wrath. This quotation expresses how much the pretended justice can in truth dissimulate another …
Justice at the time of the Kings of France (1492-1789)
Course on Justice in the modern era. To find the definitions of justice, it is here. Justice in modern times (1492–1789) The king was the source of all powers, including …
Is justice reduced to laws?
Is it better to apply the law rigorously or to take into account the extenuating circumstances, the legitimacy of someone’s behavior? Should we prefer injustice to disorder? Can justice be …
