Justice, Virtue, and Law

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of justice understood as a virtue to law and public policy. Is justice adequately understood in terms of virtue, or does the former also include certain rules—or laws—which constitute criteria of justice in human community? If the concept of j...

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Main Author: Gardner, Edward Clinton 1920-2005 (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1984
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 1984, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 393-412
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