PHIL1122 - 8.7 Corrective Justice - Charles Mills

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Corrective Justice

Key thinker:

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Charles Mills

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Mills argues that the real "state of nature" in history is not _ or _

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peaceful or neutral

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Mills argues that the real "state of nature" in history is not peaceful or neutral - it is a state of structured _, _, and _

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inequality, domination, and oppression

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Corrective Justice

--> one group _

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dominates

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--> one group dominates

--> another one is _

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subordinated

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Contrasts with classic thinkers (Hobbes, Locke), who imagine a _ _ starting point

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hypothetical equal

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Corrective Justice History Example

A real case of domination and exploitation:

- The president of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) learned that Port Moody would be the terminus. --> People began buying land there.

-             He then changed the terminus to the Vancouver waterfront (then called Granville), which he had _

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already purchased

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Corrective Justice History Example

The Canadian Pacific Railway above, illustrates Mills’ point:
→ Societies were built through _

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unjust advantage

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Corrective Justice History Example

The Canadian Pacific Railway above, illustrates Mills’ point:
→ Societies were built through unjust advantage, not _

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equal cooperation

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Reparations:

Since the "state of nature" was never equal, justice must _

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repaid historical injustices