The conception of justice in Western philosophy through the works of John Rawls and the comparison with the notion of justice of Immanuel KantDefinition of justiceJohns Rawls describes justice as “the first virtue of social institutions, just as truth is that of systems of thought”. The origin of the word Justice comes from the Latin jus (Latin) which means Right or Law. Justice can be considered the most fundamental of all the virtues in Western philosophy and is such a crucial issue that it has been debated from the time of Plato to the modern era. Although it is very difficult to characterize what the word Justice means, examining it through the ages gives us a basic idea of ​​what it essentially meant. The ancient Greek moralists Cephalus and Polemarchus asserted that “justice consists in doing good to one’s friends and harming one’s enemies.” This can be seen as a very simplistic understanding, because for this maxim to be perfect, a person's selection of friends must be foolproof, which in many cases is not the case as Socrates points out in The Republic. This representation of justice almost seems like a patriotic statement and could have been formulated with the intention of controlling empires by presenting “the other” as the enemy. This could also have been used for battlefield propaganda purposes. Thrasymachus, the eminent Greek moralist, described justice as “the interest of the strongest.” It can be described as a naturalistic approach in which man's animalistic traits dominate. The statement “might is right” can also be attributed to Thrasymachus. The strongest individual or government sets the rules and dominates others. The rules of justice are the rules of the ruling class. He almost tries to equate justice with power. But as middle of paper ......ss as a foundation of sound ideas about justice, happiness can vary from person to person and depends largely on the situations that exist at that particular moment. According to him, freedom should be the benchmark of justice because it constitutes a universal benchmark. Freedom, in one way or another, usually has the same meaning for people, unlike happiness which is a very subjective feeling and depends on many factors. According to Kant, if a person is free, he is independent of the constraints imposed by the arbitrary will of others. Kant's doctrine of morality seems to rest on a certain ground, without any trace of ambiguous references. The adoption of the "original position" by John Rawls was also very crucial in resolving the unresolved problem of expression in Kant's works. Kant's work was a springboard for John Rawls to improve his theory to a new standard..