Knowing What Justice Means and Being Committed to It: Remarks on Allen Buchanan's Analysis of Conservative Factual Beliefs

Allen Buchanan argues that a particular set of false factual beliefs, especially when part comprehensive ideology, can lead persons to develop ‘morally conservative’ convictions stand in the way realising justice even though these have ‘firm grasp correct principles and robust commitment their realisation’. In my remarks, I raise some questions concerning core argument: How ‘firm’ be if person is blind realities injustice? And how ‘sincerely committed’ such an injustice-insensitive be? Alternatively: firm or one has radically pessimistic view about human nature so does not believe (egalitarian) could ever realised? Secondly, ask: If ideologies beliefs are play reproducing injustice, do they also ‘mask’ existing injustices?