Document Type : Research

Author

• Ali Saeedi

University of Qom

Abstract

Rethinking Social Justice emphasizes the intrinsicality of moral value of justice and its precedence over other social values. The primary focus of the book is on the conceptualization, reasons, and necessity of social justice, without addressing the howness of the subject. This omission can be seen as a major flaw, for many justice-oriented challenges and conflicts arise in its howness. A major part of the book is devouted to reporting different theories of justice without having much relevance to an Islamic theory of social justice. The book requires some Islamic humanities besides the Sharia law and Fiqh for the explanation and implementation of justice. However, he does not go further to explain the relationship between the two. Reducing justice to a certain value alongside other values, it requires broader criteria to resolve conflicts between it and other values. This contradicts with the book’s claim of justice as being comprehensive and absolute. Furthermore, the issues of social justice addressed by the book are not so much "social" in their nature but just "theoretical" and "mental" aspects. However, this book can be used for teaching purposes and to familiarize students and teachers with certain theoretical challenges.

Keywords

• Social justice
• Sharia
• Islamic humanities
• social values
• moral value

Main Subjects

• Economy