In Mills "On the Connexion between Justice and
Utility” he draws the parallels between justice and utility. Something I found
interesting was Mill dissecting the word Justice and attempting to create a
universal definition of justice. Everyone has different perceptions of justice
and what it entails. I found it interesting how as humans desire that people
are punished for their actions. Our laws and justice system incorporate our
desire to punish those who do things that we define as wrong as a community.
What’s interesting concept in this chapter had to do with
the relationship between justice and morals. Originally I thought that justice
and morality were extremely synonymous. Even though this is somewhat true, it
is not as extreme as I thought. Morals and justice keep each other in check.
When one goes out of whack the other jumps into place. When the justice system
fails we rely on morality to see us through. With the inverse, we use justice
to police morality that has become corrupted. In addition to this, morality is
a set of rules that dictate your personal life while justice is more prevalent
in your public one.
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