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Taking Poetic Justice Seriously - 2025 Lecture with Ori Herstein

Taking Poetic Justice Seriously Viewing poetic justice as a genuine form of justice runs against the philosophical grain. Its near absence from contemporary moral and political philosophy, despite the vast literature on justice, suggests it is not taken seriously. Leading theorists have denied or at least neglected its status as a moral category. At the heart of this skepticism lies an agential conception of justice: the view that justice applies only to outcomes produced by agency. This paper challenges that condition, distinguishing between reasons of justice (agent-focused) and the value of justice (state of affairs focused). Recognizing the justness of poetic justice also helps explain its “poetic” quality: such cases are aesthetically compelling because they reveal a nexus of moral value and causation, suggesting an ordered moral universe—an enduring aspirational ideal across traditions. Finally, taking poetic justice seriously may also provide some insights for justice-seeking institutions. Learn more at: https://allard.ubc.ca/about-us/events... Recorded: September 22, 2025