Theories of Justice There is a universal appeal to justice. All persons are aware of the need for justice, yet there is no agreement on the nature of justice or what arrangements constitute a just ordering of society. David Hume wrote that justice can only be meaningful in conditions of moderate scarcity. In his view, a conception of justice is inapplicable where there would be no resources because the population would be starving and shelter less. The issue would be one of surviving rather than justice. On the other hand, where everyone has everything they want, then distributive justice, would be necessary. Justice in this sense can be seen as the justification for the distribution of resources in society. Distributive justice is concerned with the distribution of both materials resources and legal rights to materials resources. Aristotle sought to draw a distinction between distributive and corrective justice. The former idea is concerned with the fair division of benefits and burdens, that of giving to each according to his just deserts. Corrective justice seeks to ensure a fair equilibrium by redressing any unfair distribution. 

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Does Hume thesis support that justice is a relative virtue, the nature of which is constantly?

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