There is justice.
There are different kinds of justice:
--compensatory justice,
where people get what's coming to them,
reward or punishment
--punitive justice,
a variant of compensatory justice
where punishment is exacted
for actions taken
--contract justice,
where people get what they agree on
The concept of justice is ancient,
and has deep roots in human language.
It seems to be "what is due,"
or "what is merited."
So you can see there are positive and negative
aspects to what is due,
or what is merited.
Professionals deal with justice
all the time.
What is due the job?
What is due the customer?
What do my actions or the actions
of my colleagues merit,
positively or negatively?
The one thought I am positive about is
There is justice.
Posted by Jay Gillette at November 8, 2006 11:57 PM