Justice and Generosity

The "Strict Desert" Account of Justice:

X acts justly toward Y iff X gives Y what Y deserves from X -- no more, and no less.

Generosity

X acts generously toward Y to the extent that X gives Y more than Y deserves from X.

The "Sufficient Desert" Account of Justice:

X acts justly toward Y iff X gives Y at least what Y deserves from X.

 

Clarification: In all cases

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Richard Lee, rlee@uark.edu, last modified: 18 November 2007