Uma apologia da virtude da justiça em Aristóteles

Abstract

Aristotle's theory of virtues developed in his ethics is very vast and rigorous. The philosopher lists some essential virtues for human coexistence, and among them is the virtue of justice. This research aims to analyze the virtue of justice within the Aristotelian theory of virtues in order to understand why Aristotle repeatedly mentions it as the supreme virtue. We intend to establish a parallel with some ideas from the modern philosophical tradition so that our argument in favor of Aristotle's theory of virtues proves to be compelling against what we have inherited from modernity. Such a tradition has influenced the dynamics of contemporary sociopolitical relations, causing serious harm to us as a society. Therefore, we seek to make the Aristotelian virtue of justice a means of reflection for our way of conceiving our relationships.