Plato's Theory on Justice

 Plato's Theory on Justice


1. Perspectives on Justice before Plato 

2. What is Justice according to Plato 


1. Perspectives on Justice before Plato 

  • Traditional View / Traditional Morality
  • Radical View / Radical Morality
  • Pragmatic View / Pragmatic Morality

2. What is Justice according to Plato 

According to Plato, justice is not a legal concept but a moral one. Plato categorises Justice at two levels- individual justice and social justice.


  • According to Plato, Justice represents itself on a larger and more definite scale in a State.
  • On individual level, if you get Job, Food, clothes you are getting individual justice.
  • Individually, justice is a human virtue.
  • Socially, justice is a political consciousness which makes state internally harmonious and united.
  • The foundation of the State is the principle that “one man should practise one thing only and that to which his nature was best adapted.”



Source:

  1. https://itcollege.ac.in/itdc/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Dr-Nimisha-Singh-2.pdf
  2.  https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/81649/1/Unit-3.pdf