In this thesis, I discuss the relationship between distributive patterns and its opponents by exa... more In this thesis, I discuss the relationship between distributive patterns and its opponents by examining two theories of justice: Robert Nozick's libertarianism and sufficientarianism. Based on the foundations Nozick offers for his libertarian theory, I point out the problems of Nozick's theory by challenging its morality in terms of rights, coercion, and freedom. I discuss Nozick's entitlement theory and trace the possibility of a pattern compatible with libertarianism while rejecting comparative patterns. On the other hand, I discuss sufficientarianism and its main arguments from a libertarian point of view. I argue that sufficientarianism alone is an inadequate theory of justice and the level of sufficiency should be the minimal level of subsistence. I conclude with the combination of these two theories which can complement the deficiencies of both.
In this thesis, I discuss the relationship between distributive patterns and its opponents by exa... more In this thesis, I discuss the relationship between distributive patterns and its opponents by examining two theories of justice: Robert Nozick's libertarianism and sufficientarianism. Based on the foundations Nozick offers for his libertarian theory, I point out the problems of Nozick's theory by challenging its morality in terms of rights, coercion, and freedom. I discuss Nozick's entitlement theory and trace the possibility of a pattern compatible with libertarianism while rejecting comparative patterns. On the other hand, I discuss sufficientarianism and its main arguments from a libertarian point of view. I argue that sufficientarianism alone is an inadequate theory of justice and the level of sufficiency should be the minimal level of subsistence. I conclude with the combination of these two theories which can complement the deficiencies of both.
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