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This 4 page paper examines three philosophers and their works (Confucius, Machiavelli and Al-Mawardi). Justice is discussed. Primary sources are used. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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suggest meting out justice--or giving someone what they deserve--is the quintessential form of justice. Yet, throughout the ages, philosophers have differed in terms of what justice really means. A student
states the following: "The most valuable quality of a political leader is the firm and fixed knowledge of justice." Is justice really important and what do famous philosophers and writers
through the ages think? Machiavelli (1515) writes: "With us there is great justice, because that war is just which is necessary, and arms are hallowed when there is no
other hope but in them. Here there is the greatest willingness, and where the willingness is great the difficulties cannot be great if you will only follow those men to
whom I have directed your attention." While war is just one thing, it is a good example of whether or not justice is being served. The first part of the
statement notes that war, which is necessary, is just. Many would beg to differ with his analysis of the justifiability of war as well as other actions by politicians and
government. Yet, when one supports war for the sake of justice, one is supporting the idea that justice is something that supports an ends justify the means ideology. To Machiavelli,
justice has to do with an end. One can take Machiavellis concept a bit further. Justice may be thought of as something that is given to make things right. It
is meted out by the government to change what is wrong. If someone murders another human being, justice is killing the evil human being. If a nation is in turmoil
due to the existence of a mean and murderous dictator, justice then may be found in another country warring with the offending nation. The remark regarding the idea that the
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