Synopsis
An argument that political theory has overemphasized justice and neglected the lived experience of injustice and the victim's own sense of being wronged.
Core passage idea
Paraphrase · Modern copyrighted workWe should take seriously the victim's perception of injustice rather than dismissing every grievance as mere misfortune we owe nothing for.
It insists that what counts as injustice is partly a moral and political judgment, not a fixed line separating bad luck from wrong.
To avoid a bubble
Pair with John Rawls, A Theory of Justice.
Reading note
Read it alongside standard theories of justice to feel the contrast Shklar is pressing.
Best paired with
John Rawls, A Theory of Justice