THE CONCEPT O SOCIAL JUSTICE – A BRIEF HISTORICAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

This work represents a brief critical analysis of the
ongoing debate on the concept of Justice and the possibilities
of achieving its goals. First, the article presents the idea of
Justice as the supreme virtue. It then continues with the idea
of freedom as the manifestation of the individual will. Next,
it addresses the idea of equality - all humans are equal as
personal worth and status - and then the idea of fraternity,
which is reflected in the relational model and in social
solidarity. The analysis makes use, on the one hand, of
notions such as values, virtues, choices, obligations,
voluntary work, etc., and on the other hand, it addresses the
applicability criteria for such notions. In conclusion, it is
noted that the worldview of moral individualism leaves little
room for collective responsibility or for the duty of carrying
the moral burden of social injustice. If this view of freedom
is deficient, then there is a need to rethink the way we
perceive human beings, as narrative beings, with their own
social stories, grounded in the history of the community.