Justice Types and Responsibilities

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Commutative Justice

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What we owe each other individually, such as paying back debts and repairing a borrowed car.

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Distributive Justice

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What society owes us, including civil services like roads and public education.

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Legal Justice

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What we owe society, such as paying taxes and serving on a jury.

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Example of Commutative Justice

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Employees fulfilling their duties and employers paying them accordingly.

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Example of Distributive Justice

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Security through the armed services.

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Example of Legal Justice

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Serving on a jury.

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Commutative Justice Focus

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Individual obligations to each other.

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Distributive Justice Focus

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Society's obligations to individuals.

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Legal Justice Focus

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Individual obligations to society.

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Commutative Justice Example

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Repairing a borrowed car you wrecked.