Is Justice Good Or Bad

According to Foot, determining whether the statement; “a great deal hangs on the question of whether justice is or is not good to the just man” is true or false depends on the value of evidence produced (83). This is because once evidence is presented by more than one person, it is hard for two or more people to make the same mistake. Therefore, it is easy to draw a conclusion from diverse sources of evidence, because in the end one among the people presented will be right and the other will be wrong. This paper seeks to elaborate on particulars surrounding the moral belief of whether justice is good or bad to the just man.

In the article, Foot goes on to explain that, one person may term a thing as good or bad depending on how they understand

All human beings owe it to each other. It is thought to be a good deed to another person, and it shows an act of humility (Foot 93). Foot answers the question of whether justice is good or bad by saying that it is a recognized virtue and a good action which falls under the moral code. Thus, justice is good for the just man. However, even if the action can be said to be a moral good, that is not enough for a description. More evidence is required to identify the point of a specific thing. The act of justice must be connected to the behavior of human beings. Just because someone likes something, that does not qualify that specific thing or action to be morally good. If something is to be termed as good, then it has to cause a positive effect on someone’s life. Foot believes that justice to the just man brings a lot of goodness in it. But on the other hand, according to his second assumption, what is termed as justice to a person might be an injustice to another (Foot

Sometimes a man might find himself in a situation of injustice as a result of trying to be justice. This shows that injustice is more profitable to a man. The evidence supporting the possibility of injustice being a virtue varies from one person to the other and also depending on the nature of the situation (Foot 100).According to Foot, Plato also agrees that there are no weak or strong points supporting justice or injustice. The chain of reasons always has an end. Ultimately, it comes down to specific individuals and circumstances surrounding their beliefs. Enquiring deeper into injustice being a virtue will end at a certain point. It is impossible to exhaust the reason behind some actions and beliefs. Hence, whether an action is just or unjust depends on the nature of justice being talked about, and also how it all connects with the concerned person (Foot 101). Plato supports and at the same time rejects conclusions made by Foot, and this leaves them in an undecided position. They both recommend justice to a man but fail to provide evidence on why things should be done in a certain