TY - BOOK ID - 77869324 TI - The game of justice : a theory of individual self-government PY - 2007 SN - 0791480232 1429471484 9781429471480 0791470555 9780791470558 9780791480236 PB - Albany : State University of New York Press, DB - UniCat KW - Democracy. KW - Justice. KW - Self-government KW - Political science KW - Equality KW - Representative government and representation KW - Republics KW - Injustice KW - Conduct of life KW - Law KW - Common good KW - Fairness UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77869324 AB - The Game of Justice argues that justice is politics, that politics is something close to ordinary people and not located in an abstract and distant institution known as the State, and that the concept of the game provides a new way to appreciate the possibilities of creating justice. Justice, as a game, is played in a challenging environment that makes serious demands on the participants, in terms of self-knowledge and individual self-government, and also in terms of understanding social behavior. What the term game provides is a radical opening of all established institutions: the status quo is neither absolute nor inevitable, but is the result of past political controversy, a result created by the winners to express their victory. At the same time, the game of justice, like all games, is played over and over again, with winners and losers changing places over time. This serves as encouragement to past losers and provides a cautionary reminder to past winners. ER -