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I disagree. Understanding and fairness is worth striving for. Justice implies retribution, of being wronged and having to 'right' things. It is, as they say,

I disagree. Understanding and fairness is worth striving for. Justice implies retribution, of being wronged and having to 'right' things. It is, as they say, in the eye of the beholder and justice is not equal to all beholders. Tell me how you have a just world for everyone?

denton-scratch 4y ago
> Justice implies retribution I don't think that's true. It's sometimes taken to include retribution; but a lot (most?) justice is about reverting the consequences of "wrong" actions - inadvertent or deliberate. So the victim of a wrong action is restored to the position they would be in if the action had not been taken. I see retribution as distinct from justice; in addition to putting things right again, "We are now going to visit on you the Universe's retribution for your moral turpitude". Bzzzt.