Commutative justice has some peculiar features not shared by the other virtues in Adam Smith’s moral system. I concluded my last post by considering the tension between reason and sentiment in Adam ...

“There is simply no such thing as ‘social’ justice,” writes Jordan Peterson. “Whatever those who rely on this cliched phrase are aiming at has nothing whatsoever to do with justice. Justice is meted ...

Commutative justice constitutes a social grammar, in relationships between citizens in a polity. It is indispensable but insufficient for a flourishing society, which requires the practice of the ...

The 18th-century philosopher Adam Smith is frequently described as the father of capitalism and is well known for praising what he called the market’s “invisible hand.” But he also developed complex ...

In this article, I discuss access and benefit-sharing (ABS) for plant genetic resources from an ethical perspective. This leads to the question of what types of justice actually play a role when more ...

Cynicism has become more widespread over the years. The causes of this encroaching cynicism among Catholic teachers in particular are complex and cannot easily be reduced to a single one. Love is, ...

“NO STATE can exist without justice,” the distinguished historian José Arcilla, SJ, correctly asserted in a forum years ago on culture and the state. He thus argued that the state’s role in developing ...

I was at a conference where the first speaker was Father Joel Tabora. I first met Father Joel when I was conferred a doctorate degree honoris causa when he was president of Ateneo de Naga. I ...