Assignment 2: Philosophy and Justice: What is a Just Society
Assignment 2: Philosophy and Justice: What is a Just
Society
The goal of this assignment is to explore the meaning of justice. In a
3–4-page paper, address the following:
1.
Compare/contrast
two social philosophies. For instance, you might explain Plato, Aristotle,
utilitarianism, Marx, Rawls, race theory, and/or a feminist approach. Try and
select two distinct approaches. Remember to explain the theories you reference
with supporting citations to the textbook and online lectures before
contrasting them, utilizing correct APA format. You may want to use examples to
illustrate your understanding of key ideas in each theory.Use this.next.ecollege.com/pub/content/8dd547be-e854-44c9-a5ba-a302a688c6f7/SU_APA_Citation_Helper.pdf”>APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for properly citing
resources.
2.
Explain
how justice is understood in the two theories you contrasted.
3.
Illustrate
your understanding of how social justice is conceived in each with a concrete
example of an injustice, i.e. a practice or reality that fails to achieve the
vision of justice in the theory you chose.
