Political or Ethical? JUSTICE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY EQUALITY
Definitions Political- Dealing with the structure of affairs of the government or public Ethical- dealing with morals or the principles of morality Relativism- depending on one’s views Absolutism- there is only one way
Justice Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics General Justice- obeying laws and codes of country Particular Justice- unjust actions caused by unjust gains
Example of Political and Ethical Justice IJM (International Justice Mission) Sense Perception- Feeling
Social Responsibility Can be both political and ethical or just one depending on relativism. PoliticalEthical
Equality Written by Thomas Jefferson, the United States Declaration of Independence bases it’s reason for freedom around the phrase,” All men are created equal.” The Declaration of Independence gets this equality between men from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. But Lincoln got this ethical idea from the Bible. Political Ethical
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