CRJS 1013 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Habeas Corpus, Stoicism, Social Inequality
26 Jan 2017
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Justice is a process or the (cid:498)means to an end(cid:499); whereas others see it as an outcome or an (cid:498)end(cid:499) itself. Justice as a standard that has to be imposed (cid:498)by society(cid:499) on its members and others maintain that justice is a product of social consensus. Begins with natural law = theory that some guidelines separate human through human reasoning human reasoning: natural law was common to all people no matter what religion but. Believed that we could discover the universal norms of human conduct. St. thomas aquinas = christian philosopher = linked this concept to religion beings from other forms of life, these guidelines/norms make us human but are not created by us. Human made laws (positive laws) = only just if they conform to natural law. Aristotle = greek philosopher = believed that societies should be ruled by.
