Spheres of Justice
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Spheres of Justice is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that develops a theory of complex equality by arguing that different social goods should be distributed according to distinct, context-specific principles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spheres of Justice canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spheres of Justice Context triple: [Michael Walzer, notableWork, Spheres of Justice]
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A.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
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Contemplation of Justice
Contemplation of Justice is a prominent allegorical marble statue symbolizing justice that stands at the entrance of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Frontiers of Justice
Frontiers of Justice is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that extends theories of justice to address the rights and moral standing of people with disabilities, non-human animals, and citizens of other nations.
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D.
The Fragility of Goodness
The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
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E.
The Law of Love and the Law of Violence
"The Law of Love and the Law of Violence" is a late philosophical and religious treatise by Leo Tolstoy that contrasts Christian nonviolent love with coercive force, forming a key text of Tolstoyan pacifist thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spheres of Justice Target entity description: Spheres of Justice is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that develops a theory of complex equality by arguing that different social goods should be distributed according to distinct, context-specific principles.
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A.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
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B.
Contemplation of Justice
Contemplation of Justice is a prominent allegorical marble statue symbolizing justice that stands at the entrance of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Frontiers of Justice
Frontiers of Justice is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that extends theories of justice to address the rights and moral standing of people with disabilities, non-human animals, and citizens of other nations.
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D.
The Fragility of Goodness
The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
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E.
The Law of Love and the Law of Violence
"The Law of Love and the Law of Violence" is a late philosophical and religious treatise by Leo Tolstoy that contrasts Christian nonviolent love with coercive force, forming a key text of Tolstoyan pacifist thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political philosophy book ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
different social goods should be distributed according to distinct principles
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distributive principles are sphere-specific and context-dependent ⓘ no single principle of distribution should dominate all social goods ⓘ |
| author | Michael Walzer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
Liberalism
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surface form:
Rawlsian liberalism
utilitarianism ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
autonomy of social goods
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blocked exchanges between spheres ⓘ separate spheres of distribution ⓘ social meanings of goods ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of education
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analysis of health care ⓘ analysis of money and commodities ⓘ analysis of office and political power ⓘ analysis of security and welfare state ⓘ analysis of welfare ⓘ |
| influenced |
communitarian political theory
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debates on multiculturalism ⓘ theory of social justice ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian political thought
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communitarianism ⓘ social democratic thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
distributive justice
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equality ⓘ justice ⓘ pluralism ⓘ social goods ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
complex equality
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contextual distributive principles ⓘ pluralistic theory of justice ⓘ |
| opposes |
monistic theories of justice
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simple equality ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | communitarianism ⓘ |
| proposesConcept | spheres of justice ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| states |
dominance of one sphere over others leads to injustice
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the meaning of a social good determines appropriate distribution ⓘ |
| theorizes | complex equality ⓘ |
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