Justice is a multifaceted, complex and important concept. For many years, psychologists have been trying to find out what are the main characteristics that modern man endows with it.
Instructions
Step 1
Consider many years of psychological research in the field of social categorization, according to which it was concluded that people use categories when perceiving and evaluating a person or an inanimate object. For example, when meeting a person, they often try to assign him to one of the categories, for example, "redheads", "scientists", etc., endowing him with the qualities of this chosen category, regardless of his real abilities. So, if at the meeting you were suddenly referred to the category of "redheads", then you are most likely cunning and quite active.
Step 2
Please note that the process of perceiving events and concepts occurs in a similar way. Only in this case, it is not human qualities and characteristics that are subjected to typing, but their characteristics. Understanding fairness and injustice is no exception.
Step 3
To understand what justice is, a person, based on accepted norms, uses concepts associated with justice and injustice, and the general characteristics by which fair events differ. Often, people base their understanding on real events and summing up people based on fair norms.
Step 4
When forming your own opinion about this concept, keep in mind that, according to the results of psychological research, there are three qualitatively different ideas. The first opinion is based on the law, which requires unconditional execution. Here such stable concepts as "honesty and morality", "law and order", etc. most often appear here. In this case, justice is the basis for human action.
Step 5
In the second case, justice is associated with mercy, care, hope, assistance. It emphasizes a careful and respectful attitude towards a person, the fulfillment of his desires and the achievement of happiness. The third view is based on objective knowledge. Justice is associated with the presence of a single truth that contributes to the fateful and inevitable changes in a person's life.
Step 6
It is interesting that when trying to define justice, people emphasize much more its moral and legal components in the real life of society, the search for and action of truth. At the same time, they assign her a more modest role in interpersonal relationships.
