The operation of platonic justice in the South African constitution
| dc.contributor.author | Domanski, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-10-22T06:40:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-10-22T06:40:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.description | Appears in Phronimon, Volume 5 Number 1(2004) | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Justice is one of the four Platonic or cardinal virtues. In his dialogues the Republic and the Laws, Plato presents a concept of justice far broader than the predominantly legalistic notions which we have received from Justinian's Roman law and from modern Western jurisprudence. This article examines Plato's notion of justice and shows that, far from being anachronistic, it plays a vital part in the South African Constitution. The operation of Platonic justice in a number of specific provisions of the Constitution is observed. | en |
| dc.description.uri | http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1411260 | en |
| dc.format.extent | 18 Pages | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Domanski, A 2004, 'The operation of platonic justice in the South African constitution', Phronimon, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 31-36. | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1561-4018 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/11535 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities | en |
| dc.rights | South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities | en |
| dc.subject | Platonic justice | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Plato -- Contributions in philosophy of justice | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Justice (Philosophy) | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | South Africa -- Constitution | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Cardinal virtues | en |
| dc.title | The operation of platonic justice in the South African constitution | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |