`Merit`, Agreeing with Louis Pojman

`Merit` , Agreeing with Louis Pojman

Introduction

The ideal nature of justice as we all know is to strive towards the upkeep of societies in which peace , equity and integrity flourishes This cannot be achieved if societies continue to dwell in the confusion about the ideas of merits and desert . Thus , it should be noted that . the ideas of merit and desert play dominant role in such concepts as need , rights , equality and their likes (Pojman , 3 . With this regard , one will deem it imperative at this point to have a

critical insight into the contextual meaning of these two paradigms of judgment Merit refers to an award issued by virtue of certain characteristics which the subject of the award posses . On the other hand , desert is typically or paradigmatically connected with an award issued to the subject by virtue of its actions (Pojman , 3 . In other words , one merits an award because he poses a certain characteristics which he or she may not necessarily deserve . A good example of this is found in the award of beauty pageants which is based on a critical assessment of the physical and intellectual possessions of the contestants . The contestants possess these qualities because it was handed down to them naturally rather than through any action of theirs . In terms of desert the subject is rewarded according to his or her deeds , be it good or evil

The Nature of Human Judgment

The above mentioned ideology reveals that human judgment is based...