Human justice and the death penalty
Excerpt from the poem The Scaffold by Victor Hugo (1802–1885) The star dropped its tear of light. Its ray, like a dart which strikes and rebounds, Struck the iron with …
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Friedrich Nietzsche and justice
Short biography of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) Friedrich Nietzsche was born in Röcken, near Leipzig in Saxony, into a family of pastors. He attended high school in Pforta, then studied Greek …
Definitions of Justice
What is the definition of justice? You will find several insights in this article. General definition: A moral principle involving the conformity of retribution with merit, respect for what is …
The righteous can be compared to stars – Saint Augustine
In the Confessions (between 397 and 400), Book XVIII, Saint Augustine develops ideas about justice in Chapter XVIII entitled “That the righteous may compare themselves tostars; and of the difference …
Justice Fact Sheet: Definitions, Statistics and History
A small sheet on justice to help you in your revisions. The etymology of Justice can be traced back to the Latin jus: “right”. Definitions: 2 meanings Institutional: judicial institution …
Justice and God
“The vision of justice is the pleasure of God alone.” Arthur Rimbaud in “Adieu”, A Season in Hell – 1873 → Short biography of Arthur Rimbaud and quotes In this …