Justice
What's the Right Thing to Do?
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? — Explore the fundamental questions of justice through moral dilemmas and philosophical debates. What is the right thing to do?
The Trolley Problem
A runaway trolley is heading toward five workers. You stand at a switch. If you pull it, the trolley will be diverted to a side track where it will kill one worker instead of five.
The Fragmented Truth
Utilitarianism
Jeremy Bentham & John Stuart Mill
"Maximize Happiness"
Libertarianism
Robert Nozick
"Respect Freedom"
Virtue Ethics
Aristotle
"Cultivate Virtue"
Doing the Right Thing
Introduce the fundamental questions of justice through real-world moral dilemmas
The Greatest Happiness
Explore utilitarianism and the principle of maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain
Do We Own Ourselves?
Examine libertarianism and the debate over free markets and individual rights
Markets and Morals
Consider the moral limits of markets—can everything be bought and sold?
What Matters is the Motive
Understand Kant's moral philosophy and the categorical imperative
The Case for Equality
Explore John Rawls' theory of justice and the veil of ignorance
Arguing Affirmative Action
Debate the moral and legal controversies of affirmative action
Who Deserves What?
Examine Aristotle's theory of distributive justice and the common good
What Do We Owe One Another?
Navigate the dilemmas of loyalty, community, and individual responsibility
Justice and the Common Good
Synthesize the theories and explore the role of civic virtue in justice
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The Final Verdict
"These dilemmas are just the beginning. Dive deeper into the moral reasoning that shapes our laws, our society, and our lives. Join the debate."
Justice is not a spectator sport.
The Foundation
The architectural blocks upon which modern justice is built.
The Republic
Plato
"The foundational text of Western political philosophy. Plato's dialogue on justice remains as relevant today as it was 2,400 years ago."
A Theory of Justice
John Rawls
"The most important work of political philosophy in the 20th century. Rawls' systematic theory of justice as fairness transformed the field."
Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle
"Aristotle's exploration of virtue, happiness, and the good life provides an alternative to modern theories of rights and utility."