And the suggestion is that what justifies the practice itself is that having such a practice in place is something of societal utility.
And Rawls' suggestion is that what justifies the practice in the case of punishment is a general picture of utility, whereas what justifies acts within the practice is something like retribution.
That we think first about what it is that justifies the practice itself: What makes it legitimate for a society to have punishment?
Periodic follow-up of breast cancer patients under tamoxifen treatment aimed at early detection of EC is a common practice, justified by the evidence of tamoxifen-induced increased risk of EC in these subjects.
But it is an illegitimate assumption: normative theorists must be open to the possibility, startling and disturbing as it might be, that this pervasive human practice cannot be justified.
To build such a portfolio, employees must be trained to recognize and challenge any industry practice that is justified by nothing more than precedent.
"Chicago has been systematically abusing this practice, for reasons that are not justified by our Constitution".
Particularly revealing in this regard is the practice of justifying strictures against gays by appeals, not to traditional religion or practice, but to Christianity and Islam and the invented "cultures" of artificial nation-states, is particularly telling.
Speciesism, in applied ethics and the philosophy of animal rights, the practice of treating members of one species as morally more important than members of other species; also, the belief that this practice is justified.
Signs of central motor neuron degeneration are often difficult to detect in clinical practice, justifying the interest for objective neuroimaging markers of upper motor neuron (UMN) involvement.
This might be permissible if agents are acting within a system of practices that can be justified as a whole on the basis of equal concern for all people.
