OK I am still reading But this is just remark on the universality of Justice as a virtue. People are living in places where they have to face all sorts of bias and inequity. But when asked for opinion everyone will be wanting to be treated fairly- except those who want to take advantage of others i.e. the opperssors
And even the oppressors have arguments about why they deserve more. i.e. they justify their deeds.
Another point- take folk tales from any corner of the world. Justice is always lauded and many times references to divine justice will find their way into the stories.
Any human society - however small, can not be cohesive without some rules. And laws based on justice seem more normal than those of Anarchism.
Further going into this will raise the question of Freedom of choice and that's a whole new chapter.
The Cyrus Cylinder - Is it a religious codicil?
The code of Hammurabi is a set of rules not truly just. OK but were they not advocating justice? It only goes to show the men who wrote those laws were not perfect.
Excellent point. Although you are forgetting about the oppressed people who are convinced that they deserve to be oppressed. Some, like in the Hindu caste system, believe the gods have set the order of society for very good reasons and therefore there is no need for them to revolt (and if they are really good and do their jobs with humility, they may be rewarded in the next life).
I agree. Although the main problem I see is with the lack of logical-coherence between laws within the same framework. What we need to expose are the legal AXIOMS. People are too eager to codify laws that merely have intuitive resonance.