Virtue, Justice, & Social Justice

RELIGION - IV

Social Justice

…..is necessary for practicing the virtue of justice

The Good Life

For Aristotle, for x to be good, x must fulfill its function

flourishing

purpose of humanity is…?

we fufill our purpose

by practicing virtue…. (FOR ARISTOTLE)

Life with God

Purpose of Humanity…(FOR CATHOLICISM)

The Road Map to Flourishing

Laws

for how all of the cosmos can flourish

4 kinds of laws as a kind of “road map” or blueprint for….

Eternal Law

God’s plan governing the cosmos

Natural Law

God’s goal for humanity we can discern from reason + common sense

Divine Law

Scripture

Human Law

Laws the government enacts

reaching eternal destination

Human flourishing = …?

Roadmap to desination

Natural + Divine Law = ?

Virtue is the means

But we still gotta get there (heaven) by…?

Virtue

• A good habit

• not automatic

• must be built over time

• secunda natura

secunda natura

Second Nature vs. Nature

Prudence, Temperance, Courage, and Justice

What are the four cardinal virtues?

Prudence

• Good Judgement

• Practical Wisdom

• A skill that must be developed over time

• Neither excessive nor deficient

Temperance

• moderation

• our ability to constrain our impulse for short-term gratification

Courage

• A willigness to act, even in the face of difficult circumstances

• neither wreckless nor cowardly

• the right thing is the right thing…even when it’s risky or hard

Justice

Rendering unto others what they are due or owed
- example: resepcting someone’s freedom, rights

Justice towards humanity

Commutative Justice and Social Justice are examples of…?

Justice towards the gods

“Religio” is an example of justice towards…?

Luigi Taparelli D’ Azeglio SJ

Which individual first used the term “Social Justice” and believed it was a virtue of giving members and groups of society what they are owed

Social Justice

Virtue of giving members and groups of society what they are owed

Pope PIus XI

wrote the Quadragesimo Anno (1931), and believed that giving society-and each of its members- their proper due

one class is forbidden to exclude the other from sharing int he benefits

By this law of social justice….

Pope Pius XI

To exemplify social justice, is to strive for the good of society. Thus, all its members

Social Justice

The virtue by which we strive for the good of all members of society (Class Definition)

Catholic Social Teaching

is given by the Church to help guide us as we strive to exemplify social justice (CLASS DEFINITION)