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Abstract
Justice as Desert
Louis Pojman
There is an ancient tradition, found in both the mainstream of Western philosophy
and religion as well as Eastern thought that justice consists in giving people
what they deserve - often rendered as giving each person his or her due. In our
day desert, while still recognized by the ordinary person, has been undermined
or completely dismissed by the leading political and social philosophers of our
time. In this essay, I argue that its dismissal has been premature and while distinguishing
"merit" from "desert" argue that both have a central place
in moral and political philosophy as defining justice.
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