Abstract

The purpose of this text is to focus on justice subject by the philosophy of John Rawls and the economic vision of Amartya Sen. The objective is to present, initially, Amartya's through about justice structured in a practical view, i.e., linked to a prospective point of view about solutions to social problems. Then, will be addressed the principles of justice by John Rawls and the critique of Amartya Sen to this conception, nominated as transcendental institutionalism by him. The intention is compose a parallel between these two different conception of fare, in the rush to contribute with this contemporary debate.

Keywords:
Justice; Development as Freedom; A Theory of Justice; Amartya Sen; John Rawls.