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nozick's theory of justice  

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  • In Anarchy, State, and Utopia, American philosopher Robert Nozick (1938–2002) develops an entitlement theory of justice, a libertarian theory of justice centered on individual inalienable rights (including, first and foremost, liberty). As an entitlement theory, it is concerned with the justice of what one has acquired. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Nozick's Theory of Justice]

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