This paper contrasts Robert Nozick and Michael Sandel, two prominent political philosophers, and their respective conceptions of justice. Libertarian theorist Nozick argued for a conception of justice that priorities equal access to opportunities rather than equal reward. Sandel, on the other hand, drew on classical theories of justice to stress the importance of both the recognition of individual rights and the social context of justice within communities. This paper uses a comparative approach to investigate the assumptions and outcomes that distinguish these two conceptions of justice. This paper reads the works of both Robert Nozick and Michael Sandel and compares and contrasts their respective theories of justice. Their potential relevance to current discussions of social and economic justice is also investigated. The purpose of this paper is to explore the common ground between these two schools of thought and the ways in which their insights can be applied to the analysis and defence of contemporary social and economic structures.

Robert Nozick, Michael Sandel, Idea Of Justice, Social And Economic Justice.