I nominate “justice” as the more basic bad concept. It’s a good concept for sloppy thinkers who are incapable of keeping in mind all the harm done later by injustices now,
Actually, I think that’s some of what they are keeping in mind and find motivating.
If they were able to keep it in mind separately, they could include that in their calculations, instead of using justice as a kind of sufficient statistic to summarize it.
Actually, I think that’s some of what they are keeping in mind and find motivating.
If they were able to keep it in mind separately, they could include that in their calculations, instead of using justice as a kind of sufficient statistic to summarize it.