What Is Aristotle's Argument for Thinking That Justice Is Its

question 1055

Multiple Choice

What is Aristotle's argument for thinking that justice is its own kind of virtue, rather than just being complete virtue?

• A) Certain kinds of overreaching are vicious but do not fit under any other vices. Therefore, there must be a distinctive vice of injustice and a corresponding virtue of justice.
• B) Injustice prompts a special feeling of indignation that other vices do not. Therefore, injustice must be a special vice and justice a special virtue.
• C) Both the wise and the common people acknowledge that there is a distinctive virtue of justice. Therefore, there must be a distinctive virtue of justice.
• D) Corrective justice, concerned with correcting wrongdoing, is distinct from distributive justice, concerned with giving everyone what is owed to them. Therefore, there is more than one kind of justice.

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