Task+2+-+What+is+Justice?

Now that you have attempted to define the role of government, we're going to begin to look at one of the central tenements of government (as we agreed upon) should be: to uphold or ensure that justice is served. The problem with this is that we need to define the term "justice." To do so, we'll look at a number of political philosophers over the course of time along with some contemporary thinkers. As you go through these materials, be sure to continue to define what you believe justice is.

Introduction to Plato and The Republic Introduction to Thomas Hobbes and His Ideas Introduction to Jean Jacques Rosseau Introduction to Immanuel Kant

Justice by Michael Sandel - Series of lectures by Michael Sandel at Harvard University On the "Justice" Program, I would like you to watch the following episodes and complete the following readings:

Episode 1 - Watch, no reading assigned Episode 2 - Watch Part II only, read J.S. Mill, Utilitarianism (1863) Episode 3 - Watch, no reading assigned Episode 4 - Watch Part I only, read John Locke, Second Treatise of Government (1690) Episode 6 - Watch, no assigned reading Episode 8 - Watch, no assigned reading Episode 9 - Watch Part II only, read Aristotle, The Politics Episode 12 - Watch, no assigned reading