Justice discourse spans millennia across philosophy, law, and theology

Evidence

Justice, as a notion, has existed and been subject to philosophical, legal, and theological reflection and debate throughout human history. Indeed, the discussion of justice can be found in Plato’s Republic, Socrates’ teachings, Jean- Jacques Rousseau’s Du Contrat Social (1762), and in the ideas of Adam Smith (1776). The concept of justice is associated with humanitarian and ethical standards that prescribe how we should act and how we should treat others, including those with whom we do not have close relationships (Miller, 2001; Ryan, 1998). — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2326

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes justice as an ancient humanitarian and ethical standard, not merely a modern organizational construct.
• XREF: connects to: Distributive variations have dominated justice theory for decades — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 57