In defence of partisan justice - an ethical reflection on �the preferential option for the poor�

Can one defend a form of partisan justice? This question is answered in the affirmative in the light of two broad arguments:� The theological argument arises from the preferential option for the poor from Latin America, and the philosophical argument is derived from John Rawls�� notion of the least�...

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Main Author: PJ Naude
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2007-09-01
Series:Verbum et Ecclesia
Online Access:http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/102
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spelling doaj-029342c9cb564e33b485f1f54243ccea2020-11-24T23:48:02ZafrAOSISVerbum et Ecclesia 1609-99822074-77052007-09-0128116619010.4102/ve.v28i1.10279In defence of partisan justice - an ethical reflection on �the preferential option for the poor�PJ Naude0Nelson Mandela Metropolitan UniversityCan one defend a form of partisan justice? This question is answered in the affirmative in the light of two broad arguments:� The theological argument arises from the preferential option for the poor from Latin America, and the philosophical argument is derived from John Rawls�� notion of the least� advantaged representative person and assistance due to burdened societies in a global context. In closing, a number of important implications of such a partisan notion of both distributive and cultural justice are explicated. This article is developed in three sections. The first section briefly sketches a profile of the different theological arguments underlying a preferential option for the poor as particularly developed by Latin American liberation theologians, and later accepted in wider ecumenical circles.� In the second section, philosophical arguments for a position of �prioritarianism� which seems to support such �preferential option� are outlined.� This is attempted via a discussion of two influential books by well-known� American political philosopher , John Rawls, namely his A theory of justice (1973), and The law of <br />peoples (1999).� Section three concludes the article by demonstrating the synergy between these theological and philosophical views, and by pointing out � in a provisional manner - the important consequences of such a �preferential� or �partisan� view for guiding ethical reflection on local and global socio-economic relations.http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/102
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In defence of partisan justice - an ethical reflection on �the preferential option for the poor�
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title In defence of partisan justice - an ethical reflection on �the preferential option for the poor�
title_short In defence of partisan justice - an ethical reflection on �the preferential option for the poor�
title_full In defence of partisan justice - an ethical reflection on �the preferential option for the poor�
title_fullStr In defence of partisan justice - an ethical reflection on �the preferential option for the poor�
title_full_unstemmed In defence of partisan justice - an ethical reflection on �the preferential option for the poor�
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description Can one defend a form of partisan justice? This question is answered in the affirmative in the light of two broad arguments:� The theological argument arises from the preferential option for the poor from Latin America, and the philosophical argument is derived from John Rawls�� notion of the least� advantaged representative person and assistance due to burdened societies in a global context. In closing, a number of important implications of such a partisan notion of both distributive and cultural justice are explicated. This article is developed in three sections. The first section briefly sketches a profile of the different theological arguments underlying a preferential option for the poor as particularly developed by Latin American liberation theologians, and later accepted in wider ecumenical circles.� In the second section, philosophical arguments for a position of �prioritarianism� which seems to support such �preferential option� are outlined.� This is attempted via a discussion of two influential books by well-known� American political philosopher , John Rawls, namely his A theory of justice (1973), and The law of <br />peoples (1999).� Section three concludes the article by demonstrating the synergy between these theological and philosophical views, and by pointing out � in a provisional manner - the important consequences of such a �preferential� or �partisan� view for guiding ethical reflection on local and global socio-economic relations.
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