French judicial errors
“A miscarriage of justice is always a masterpiece of coherence,” writes Daniel Pennac in Monsieur Malaussène (1995). France is not exempt from the phenomenon of judicial errors. Since 1945, justice …
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Kafka – A Critique of Justice
The Trial is a book published posthumously in 1925, written by Kafka. I. The absurdity of justice Kafka’s book is certainly complex and subtle, and the authors who have tried …
Aristotle and justice
A reflection on justice, by Aristotle. Aristotle is the author of The Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle defines the object of the laws prescribed by universal justice, which legislates on what is …
Is justice telling the truth?
Plato in The Republic reports a discussion between Socrates and Cephalus. Is justice to always tell the truth? Is justice to give back to everyone what one has received? Plato …
Is ownership fair?
Is property a right? Is it Just? One of the current positions is to consider property as a natural right. However, Jean-Jacques Rousseau reminds us that originally, the land belongs …
Revenge and justice
“As one grows older, one realizes that revenge is still the surest form of justice.” Henry Becque in Thoughts (1837–1899) Is vengeance justice? Hegel distinguished between justice and punishment, saying …