Nourishment Ethics 101

Plato was right; justice is a matter of ownership. Aristotle was right; justice is a matter of virtue. Hume was right; justice is a matter of pleasure. Kant was right; justice is a matter of order. However, ownership, virtue, pleasure, and order are outcomes of justice. True justice, the essence of justice, is nourishment. Specifically, nourishment as it pertains to one's needs. This version of justice implies a difference between needs and not-needs. For example, breathing is a need. Alcohol is not a need. Understanding justice practically, then, is a matter of understanding human and sentient needs theoretically.