The Justice Concept and Apply Such Concept towards Jean-Paul Sartre’s ideal society

Authors

  • ชุษณะ ปิ่นเงิน Chiang Mai University

Keywords:

Sartre, Existentialism, Ethics, Justice, Subjectivity

Abstract

This study aims to research the justice concept and apply such concept towards Jean-Paul Sartre’s ideal society. It studies within the scope of (1) the idea of goodness in his ethical philosophy and (2) how to distribute the goodness over the ideal society. The study analyses his major works on ontology and sociology to draw the conclusions about goodness and its constraints. Therefore, the conclusions would provide the explanation of ends and means those direct towards his ideal just society including the role of state and peoples within the society. The methodology used is documentary research. The study shows that the social goodness is people could achieve authenticity and have freedom to choose their own projects under self-organized group formation, and the state shall have role and duty to distribute the social necessity for human development.

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2018-09-30

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ปิ่นเงิน ช. (2018). The Justice Concept and Apply Such Concept towards Jean-Paul Sartre’s ideal society. PANIDHANA JOURNAL, 11(2), 8–24. retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/panidhana/article/view/148242