The Paradox of Reciprocity

Can all justice really be reduced to reciprocity, asks author. Do unto others as you would wish others to do unto you might seem like an excellent foundation for a system of ethics but is not always just. For most of us, an eye for an eye does not evoke justice so much as vindictive brutality. One good turn deserves another. Is a pleasant sentiment, but i'll scratch your back, you scratch mine. As shorthand for political corruption.