How many of the following descriptions of the concept of justice are correct? 1. The distribution of…
All four descriptions apply to justice. Justice concerns the distribution of benefits and burdens, including rewards and punishments; it is normative because it asks what…
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How many of the following descriptions of the concept of justice are correct?
1. The distribution of rewards and Punishments.
2. A distributive concept.
3. A moral or normative concept
4. An ‘essentially contested’ concept
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Correct answer D
All four descriptions apply to justice. Justice concerns the distribution of benefits and burdens, including rewards and punishments; it is normative because it asks what ought to be done, and competing accounts make it an essentially contested concept.
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Telangana SET (TG SET)