Just society

St. Thomas Aquinas: Economics of the Just Society

Building a More Gender-Just and Equitable Society: Overcoming the Internal Contradictions to Self-Governance

T his chapter is about creating opportunities for men and women to build more just relationships and about transforming oppressive governance arrangements. The insights in it are derived from the experiences of Seva Mandir, a grassroots nongovernmental organization (NGO) in India that has been working closely with women and indigenous people for the past 40 years. The emphasis in our work has b...

Psychological Well - being , Ethics of Care and a Meaningful Life in a Just Society 25

Well-being therapy (WBT) is a specific psychotherapeutic strategy for increasing eudaimonic well-being and positive functioning. WBT has been tested in a number of randomized controlled trials with patients reporting mood and anxiety disorders. The findings indicate that optimal human functioning can be promoted through an individualized and balanced path that leads to a positive evaluation of ...

Is Just War Theory Obsolete?

Just War Theory can be found in almost all major cultures. But since war was a business that could not be easily stopped, some aimed to constrain it. In its classic form, Just War Theory has been around for several centuries—ever since nationhood in Europe replaced provincial governments. Having made some introductory considerations, I will ask: should Just War Theory be left as it is, changed,...

Just-So Oscillation: as Just as MSW?

The neutrino long wavelength (just-so) oscillation is reconsidered as a solution to the solar neutrino problem. In the light of the presently updated results of the four solar neutrino experiments, the data fit in the just-so scenario substantially improves and becomes almost as good as in the MSW scenario. Surprising result of our analysis is that best fit is achieved when the oscillation occu...