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What does it mean?
Justice should only refer to how people intentionally treat each other.
In plain terms
Justice applies to human choices, not random events or natural outcomes.
What can you take from it?
Focus justice on deliberate actions.

Where it applies

  • legal definitions
  • ethical debates
  • rights discussions

Putting it to work

  • define legal terms clearly
  • limit state coercion
  • focus on intent

Questions to consider

  • Does this exclude economic inequality from justice?
  • How do you define deliberate treatment?

Another view

Systemic outcomes also deserve moral scrutiny.

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