Pizhuhish nāmah-i intiqādī-i mutūn va barnāmah hā-yi ̒ulūm-i insāni (Critical Studies in Texts & Programs of Human Sciences)

A Critique on the Book Spheres of Justice: A Defense If Pluralism and Equality

Document Type : Research

Author

Mohammad Shojaiyan

Assistant professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, Research Institute of Hawzah and University, Qom, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.33106.1991
Abstract
In Spheres of Justice Walzer offers an explanation of the principles of distributive justice based on an understanding of the meanings of the various social good. This explanation of justice is “pluralistic” and based on the idea of “complex equality.” Walzer’s point is that each area of social life has its own criteria for distributing social good, and one area should not be extended to other areas. The opposite of Walzer’s ideal justice is coercion and domination, which means the domination of the standard of justice in one area over other areas of social life. The diversity of the principles of the distribution of social good, the attempt to reconcile pluralism and equality, and the opposition to the domination of capital over the realm of political power are among the highlights of Walzer”s theory of justice. Walzer’s critics, on the other hand, argue that Walzer’s conservative nature makes him unable to take a clear critical stance on the wrong ways of distributing social good. Lack of a clear criterion for understanding the social criteria of the distribution of goods, the relativity of social meanings, and inability to provide a criterion for criticizing incorrect methods in the distribution of social good are among the most important criticisms of Walzer’s theory of justice.

Keywords

Justice
Distributive Justice
Socialism
Equality
Walzer

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 27 April 2021
  • Revise Date 25 June 2021
  • Accept Date 31 July 2021

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