Distributive Justice
Distributive JusticeAll societies have certain flaws. These flaws are present in all forms of government, and some of them seem to have no definite solution. A problem or flaw that arises when talking about social philosophy or forms of society is the problem of distributive justice. In discussing this problem many solutions or standards have been presented. The most promising and famous of the solutions are the seven canons. These canons deal with the heart of the problem .How does a society “distribute” wealth among its members?
All seven of these canons have a unique approach in dealing with this problem. Some have been applied and have failed, while others flourish. How can one choose what is the best solution? The only way to decide this is by deciding which canon is the least flawed? It is quite obvious in looking back in history to see which canon is perceived as being the fairest, the easiest, and the overall best approach. That is the canon of Productivity. The canon of productivity, favored by capitalistic theorists bases its beliefs on , the treatment of people according to their actual productive contribution to their group. A much easier way to phrase this would be, what you put in you get out. In its raw belief this canon seems great. What could be fairer than that? Unfortunately things are not that easy, we live in a capitalistic society based on this canon of productivity, and yet poor people still exist. There are still the unfortunate who claim they need help from the society that has wronged them. Obviously this canon is deeper, and things are not that easy. Is this canon fair? If it is believed that it is unfair that there exist the poor and the rich than this canon cannot be considered the solution. The canon of equality would be better suited for this theory. The treatment of people equally and equal contribution could only work for the best. Even this canon is flawed since depriving someone of working harder to increase their own personal productivity would violate the concept of justice in itself. It isn’t just to put a limit on the amount of money that a person could make.
There is no one perfect canon, and there is no perfect combination as well. The canon called perfection could be considered as best only if social and economic wealth worked for the best for the entire society. This would have to be done without prohibiting a person’s...
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