TY - JOUR
T1 - Spinoza on Justice
T2 - Understanding the Suum Cuique
AU - Santos Campos, André
N1 - info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH%2FBPD%2F65009%2F2009/PT#
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147240/PT#
SFRH/BPD/65009/2009
UID/FIL/00183/2013
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Spinoza studies have paid little attention to the concept of justice for centuries. However, he refers to it quite often in different contexts, especially in his mature texts. More specifically, he defines it as synonymous with suum cuique tribuere, even though he fails to provide a reasonable account of how this traditional legal expression fits into his philosophical system. This article shows that there is a relevant philosophical dimension in Spinoza’s treatment of the suum cuique that emerges out of his notion of equality. The main section identifies the connection between Spinoza’s references on justice as suum cuique and the different conceptions of equality that are inherent in his system (an ontological, a metaphysical, a productive (ethical), a legal, and a political equality). The conclusion tries to answer the question of whether such an understanding of the suum cuique as equality constitutes a theory of justice or not.
AB - Spinoza studies have paid little attention to the concept of justice for centuries. However, he refers to it quite often in different contexts, especially in his mature texts. More specifically, he defines it as synonymous with suum cuique tribuere, even though he fails to provide a reasonable account of how this traditional legal expression fits into his philosophical system. This article shows that there is a relevant philosophical dimension in Spinoza’s treatment of the suum cuique that emerges out of his notion of equality. The main section identifies the connection between Spinoza’s references on justice as suum cuique and the different conceptions of equality that are inherent in his system (an ontological, a metaphysical, a productive (ethical), a legal, and a political equality). The conclusion tries to answer the question of whether such an understanding of the suum cuique as equality constitutes a theory of justice or not.
U2 - 10.5840/epoche201682968
DO - 10.5840/epoche201682968
M3 - Article
SN - 1085-1968
VL - 21
SP - 127
EP - 143
JO - Epoché. A Journal for the History of Philosophy
JF - Epoché. A Journal for the History of Philosophy
IS - 1
ER -