The operation of platonic justice in the South African constitution

Domanski, A.; South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities

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dc.contributor.author	Domanski, A.
dc.contributor.author	South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities
dc.date.accessioned	2009-10-22T06:40:43Z
dc.date.available	2009-10-22T06:40:43Z
dc.date.issued	2004
dc.description	Appears in Phronimon, Volume 5 Number 1(2004)	en
dc.description.abstract	Justice is one of the four Platonic or cardinal virtues. In his dialogues the Republic and the Laws, Plato presents a concept of justice far broader than the predominantly legalistic notions which we have received from Justinian's Roman law and from modern Western jurisprudence. This article examines Plato's notion of justice and shows that, far from being anachronistic, it plays a vital part in the South African Constitution. The operation of Platonic justice in a number of specific provisions of the Constitution is observed.	en
dc.description.uri	http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1411260	en
dc.format.extent	18 Pages	en
dc.identifier.citation	Domanski, A 2004, 'The operation of platonic justice in the South African constitution', Phronimon, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 31-36.	en
dc.identifier.issn	1561-4018
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/11535
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities	en
dc.rights	South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities	en
dc.subject	Platonic justice	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Plato -- Contributions in philosophy of justice	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Justice (Philosophy)	en
dc.subject.lcsh	South Africa -- Constitution	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Cardinal virtues	en
dc.title	The operation of platonic justice in the South African constitution	en
dc.type	Article	en