ABSTRACT
The discussion of Marx’s concept of justice will proceed here in two consecutive steps. First the author analyzes the problem of distributive justice and then turn to that of justice in general. The first question is whether a “just society” is a rational image or simply a chimera. The second question is whether one can rationally conceive a society being “beyond justice.” As the notion of justice itself is subject to various interpretations, it seems necessary to begin with a summary of the author's own interpretation. The author distinguishes three concepts of justice: the formal, the ethical, and the political. Action, judgment, and distribution are three aspects of justice, each of which is related to all three kinds of justice. A separate analysis of the distributive aspect of justice, the so-called distributive justice, is an unrewarding enterprise, even an impracticable one.
