Comparative Study of Justice Theory; Sadr vs. Nozick

In this paper, justice theory is discussed and compared from two philosophers’ points of view; Mohammad Baqir Sadr and Robert Nozick. The conceptual framework of this comparison is based on the categories which these two philosophers have in common. Nozick’s pure procedural theory of justice consists of two main concepts; original acquisition of holdings and transfer of holdings. Sadr’s end-state theory of justice also consists of two concepts; pre-production distribution and post-production distribution. Nozick’s concept of original acquisition of holdings and sadr’s concept of pre-production distribution, both discuss how man can acquire natural resources, but based on different conception of right. According to different perceptions of right, these two theories of justice are compared. Therefore this paper aims at analyzing the differences of these two theories of justice according to the mentioned conceptual frameworks, discussing topics such as the origin of right, teleological justice, property rights and government duties.