Philosopher Höffe Criticizes the Concept of Social Justice

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Interview with the philosopher Otfried Höffe: How just is "social justice?"

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The German philosopher Otfried Höffe is in favour of removing the term "social justice" from the political debate. The term and the associated idea had led the country on a "dangerous" path, he said to the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung". "One should rather renounce this term," he said. He was charged with Christian values such as "welfare and human love", which extended the classical concept of justice "over and above what was owed". H…