A Companion of Social Justice
Mutual liberty on the whole can be viewed as being linked to the concept of social justice. In effect, social justice is where every person in a given community has equal access to the opportunities afforded to those who are the most privileged. And in a certain sense, this notion of privilege ought to be assigned in a manner such that those who are the least advantaged receive the most benefit from the economic inequalities in a society. This version of social justice has been discussed at length by academics such as John Rawls and clerics such as Óscar Romer. Where mutual liberty fits into the schemes of social justice is precisely in the creation of the social structure that would effectively permit the opportunities of the privileged to become available to all. Without a general aura of liberty, which is exactly what mutual liberty offers, then the possibilities of fostering social justice in a community are essentially shut out.
However, the underlying problem of directly linking mutual liberty to social justice is that in order to enact social justice, the liberty of others must be impeded.
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