Abstract

THE IDEAS of and about justice occupy a central place in the philosophical discussions since time immemorial. It concerns each and every aspect of life. Many jurists starting from Plato and Aristotle have given various interpretations as to what justice really means. In justice is every virtue comprehended says Aristotle in Nicomachean Ethics. For Rawls “justice is the first virtue of social institutions”. Despite the vast volume of literature and diversity of opinions available, the question of justice still remains an enigma as new perspectives and issues emerge. One such relationship where the time demands a rethinking as to the meaning of justice is in the context of environment. As Low and Gleeson have pointed out, “the question of justice is today being reshaped by the politics of the environment. For the first time since the beginning of the modern science we are having to think morally about a relationship we had assumed was purely instrumental”.

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