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... justice is . He does not give us a philo- sophical or technical definition of justice . Rather he reports the general opinion of mankind concerning justice . It is character- istic of Aristotle's method to begin by reciting what others ...
... justice is . He does not give us a philo- sophical or technical definition of justice . Rather he reports the general opinion of mankind concerning justice . It is character- istic of Aristotle's method to begin by reciting what others ...
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... justice " from it . Accordingly , he proceeds as follows : Let us take as a starting - point , then , the various ... justice . One meaning is that the just act is a lawful act . The other meaning is that the just act is a fair act ...
... justice " from it . Accordingly , he proceeds as follows : Let us take as a starting - point , then , the various ... justice . One meaning is that the just act is a lawful act . The other meaning is that the just act is a fair act ...
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... justice ( which is the lawful ) with virtue in its social bearings . The laws , Aristotle tells us , “ in their ... justice [ viz . , general justice ] . . . is complete virtue , but not absolutely , but in relation to our neighbour ...
... justice ( which is the lawful ) with virtue in its social bearings . The laws , Aristotle tells us , “ in their ... justice [ viz . , general justice ] . . . is complete virtue , but not absolutely , but in relation to our neighbour ...
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PLATO Euthyphro Laws Apology | 17 |
ARISTOTLE Nicomachean Ethics | 28 |
SelfTesting Questions | 60 |
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