Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Do we need to reexamine the principles of social justice and the means by which social justice might be achieved in our global/multicultural world?


According to Miller, social justice requires that everyone’s needs be met according to a standard of need. But how do you do this in a multicultural, global society? Miller argues that differences in culture lead to differences in values in social justice. However, this is not the case within multicultural societies because ultimately humanity’s needs are the same and the fundamentals of social justice will be the same regardless of culture. The difference with justice in a multicultural world is that it must be tailored in a way to provide for people of different cultures and to help them live in one community. The basic needs provided by social justice will be the same throughout time, but as times change, the way that justice does this will change as well.

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