What constitutes justice may vary depending on social and cultural contexts though all forms of justices built its foundations on moral assumptions that constitute ethics, law, and fairness (Marxism par 1). There is a constant debate by philosophers on the nature of both morality and justice trying to examine the relationship between the two philosophical concepts. We understand that justice cannot be realized without a concept of morality and vice versa, and thus the two concepts are much related about our social values and norms as humans.
Social morality is characterized by the consensus conviction, regarding the justified standards of morality and in which individuals see the conformity. The established standards are often universally accepted standards that an individual is expected to adhere to in the society. Justice is a discrete segment of morality, a moral value that the law might be posses or may lack among other segments that constitute the law in itself (Marxism par 1). Thus, we realize that justice cannot be attained if there is no morality in the way it is constituted in the society. There is considerable damage to our societies because we miss recognizing justice as a value, besides other known values.
We are rational beings and so as our thoughts but we should ask ourselves each time if we are acting morally and in conformity to the set rules and values of the society. A time of disasters and scarcity always gets us behaving morally, and the communities unite to help one another. That is a sign that though our morality is being scratched by acts of selfishness, there is still hope. In constituting justice, more often the moral values a judge or lawyer possess will often drive them to give a just or unjust ruling (Marxism par 1 ).
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"Marxism, Morality, And Social Justice On JSTOR." Jstor.org. N.p., 2016. Web. 7 Apr. 2016.
