Do the Hebrews and Greeks view justice in the same way? How do both cultures define justice, and what role does this concept play in their lives? use both Hebrew and Greek texts to illustrate your answers.

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THE GREEKS AND HEBREWS VIEW ON JUSTICE

Introduction

The term Justice ' refers to the moral rightness which is based on fairness , rationality , law and ethics . Since the ancient times , different societies have had different views about justice . The theories of justice have varied depending on the moral ethics that exist in a given society (Lawall and Thalman et al .2005 Throughout history , the concept of justice has been debated philosophically , theologically and legally . In this , the Hebrews and the Greeks ' views about justice

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Discussion

Greeks view about justice

Justice in the Greek society was seen as one of the elements of an ideal society . Through justice , the evils in the society would be done away with . Many Greek philosophers had different views about justice . However , the Greek society had a general view on what justice is . The theory of justice that was adopted by the Greeks defined justice as a human virtue that every person needed to acquire in the society Justice played a very important role in the Greek culture because it made people self consistent . In addition , people acquired a good personality when justice was cultivated as virtue (Bilde .1997 . In the social life of the Greeks , justice was viewed as social consciousness It is this social consciousness that promoted internal harmony in the society . The goodness of a society is portrayed when the social system is just . One Greek philosopher , Plato , supported this idea of justice Plato in his work uses the word Dikaisyne ' to refer to justice , which links justice to both righteousness as well as morality . The quality of an individual 's soul is measured through the concept of justice . A just person is considered as the one who can manage to put aside any irrational desire to taste pleasure or to acquire any form of selfish satisfaction . The Greek society in Athens had at a particular time shown political selfishness and amateurishness and the ethics of self- satisfaction is considered to go against the concept of justice in the society . The need to do away with oppression in the Greek society encouraged the development of the concept of justice , where the idea of justice acted as a voice against oppression .This would eliminate political selfishness

Having a well- society was desired by many Greeks and in to have this kind of society , it was vital to adopt justice as one of the principles of a well- society . By having people conduct themselves in the right , a society would be just . Some Greek philosophers such as Cephalus advocated for honesty and payment of debts as a means through which justice would be promoted . This concept of justice promoted good treatment of others in the society . However another concept of justice in the Greek society promoted relations between individuals based on individualistic principles . This to some extent would ignore the well being of the whole society . The concept of justice that was not viewed as...