Gandhi and Theories of Justice

Inamul Haq¹

Section:Review Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.6 , Issue.1 , pp.59-64, Jan-2020

Online published on Jan 31, 2020

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Abstract :
Justice, which is a broad term having different meanings. The term justice can be fitted in any context of society, politically, economically, socially, culturally as well as religiously. Philosophers observe that there are three things worthwhile in this universe and none of them is definable in a compelling way. They are the truth, beauty and justice. Since the dawn of the civilisation, no one gave a perfect definition of justice. It is a dynamic; ubiquitous and generic term. Different philosophers, scholars and practitioners define it in a different manner and in a different context. The Gandhian theory of justice will be presented and compared with other theories that are relevant with the idea of Justice.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Justice and its meaning, Utilitarian theory, Egalitarian theory, capitalist theory, Islamic theory and Gandhi’s theory of Justice

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