The Right to Justification
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The Right to Justification is a seminal work in political philosophy that develops a theory of justice grounded in individuals’ fundamental claim to receive and give reasons for the norms that govern them.
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| The Right to Justification canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Right to Justification Context triple: [Rainer Forst, notableWork, The Right to Justification]
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A.
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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B.
The Appeal to Reason
The Appeal to Reason was a prominent early 20th-century American socialist newspaper known for its mass circulation and influential role in the U.S. left-wing movement.
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C.
Let Justice be Done
"Let Justice be Done" is the English motto of the Royal Air Force Police, reflecting their commitment to upholding law and justice within the RAF.
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D.
The Right of Equal Freedom
The Right of Equal Freedom is Herbert Spencer’s foundational ethical principle asserting that every individual may exercise their liberty so long as it does not infringe upon the equal liberty of others.
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E.
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.
- 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: The Right to Justification Target entity description: The Right to Justification is a seminal work in political philosophy that develops a theory of justice grounded in individuals’ fundamental claim to receive and give reasons for the norms that govern them.
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A.
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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B.
The Appeal to Reason
The Appeal to Reason was a prominent early 20th-century American socialist newspaper known for its mass circulation and influential role in the U.S. left-wing movement.
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C.
Let Justice be Done
"Let Justice be Done" is the English motto of the Royal Air Force Police, reflecting their commitment to upholding law and justice within the RAF.
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D.
The Right of Equal Freedom
The Right of Equal Freedom is Herbert Spencer’s foundational ethical principle asserting that every individual may exercise their liberty so long as it does not infringe upon the equal liberty of others.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| addresses |
democracy
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human rights ⓘ justice ⓘ political authority ⓘ toleration ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
perfectionist theories of justice
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purely consequentialist accounts of justice ⓘ |
| author | Rainer Forst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim | individuals have a fundamental claim to receive and give reasons for the norms that govern them ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
basic right to justification
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constructivism in moral and political philosophy ⓘ reciprocity and generality ⓘ |
| claims |
that domination occurs when persons are denied adequate justification for norms
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that justification must be reciprocal and general ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | The Right to Justification: Elements of a Constructivist Theory of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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John Rawls NERFINISHED ⓘ Jürgen Habermas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
normative justification
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political legitimacy ⓘ right to justification ⓘ theory of justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| normativeFoundation | the equal moral standing of persons ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
critical theory
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political liberalism ⓘ |
| proposes | that all norms must be justifiable to all those subject to them ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
deliberative democracy
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moral autonomy ⓘ public reason ⓘ |
| supports |
a dialogical model of justification
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a rights-based conception of justice ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
constructivist theory of justification
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discourse theory of justice ⓘ |
| usedIn |
debates on human rights foundations
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debates on legitimacy of political institutions ⓘ debates on multiculturalism and toleration ⓘ |
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