Justice at the Origins of the Philosophy of Law

• Autor: García Belaúnde, Domingo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 1974
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/6144
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechopucp/article/view/6144
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Justice; Philosophy; Equality; Greek Philosophers; Anthropocentrism; Social Order; Justicia; Filosofía; Igualdad; Filósofos Griegos; Antropocentrismo; Orden Social

Justice is one of the most developed topics in legal philosophy and has been especially addressed by Greek philosophers. The knowledge they bequeathed to us is still relevant because of its surprising timeliness and the soundness of its reasoning. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to theoretically analyze the concept of justice and explore its practical application. To this end, the most representative Greek philosophy as well as contemporary philosophy on the subject are examined, in order to conceptualize justice and determine the theoretical advances achieved. It is concluded that no significant progress has been made in the definition of justice since the ideas put forward by the Greek philosophers, because of the intrinsic complexity of the subject.