Thinking About Social Justice Philosophy

Social justice, an advance on the reality with the guidance of an inevitable ideal, is a basic set of principles of the human society. It serves as criterion of the construction of a harmonious society. The most important of all is that it secures the smooth social operation. The purpose of social justice is to set up a society with an even and reasonable order.This thesis is focused on the connotation and the practice rules of social justice on the theoretical ground of Marxist philosophy. It states how social justice enlightens us and what problems there exist in terms of social problems and how we should deal with the existing problems. What is the significance of the social justice construction? Social justice is an important subject, not only theoretically but also practically. It is the essential requirements of the socialist system, on which the key social value view is based and a harmonious society is constructed. The profound exploration of the issue can do favor in removing equalitarianism, constructing a harmonious socialist society, and establishing a right view of justice. In all, it provides a very important guidance for the construction of the socialist modernization.The thesis first states the historical evolution of social justice, pointing out that social justice will constantly be diversified with the historical progression. Meanwhile, it argues the essence and nature of social justice and maintains that social justice should abide by the Four Principles—the principles of the security of the basic rights, of the equality of opportunities, of payment on contribution and of social adjustment. Still, the thesis discusses the existing social problems and the corresponding solutions to the problems. Last of all, it presents the necessity and importance of the construction of social justice. It also predicts the future of our social justice.