Amartya Sen's Position on Social Justice

An Assessment of Social Injustice in Modern Society

Abstract

This article examines at Amartya Sen's thoughts on the subject of injustice and what justice is. To understand Sen’s view of justice, one must consider his critique of Rawls’ Theory of Justice. One way to read Sen's Idea of Justice is as a critique of Rawls' theory of justice with an alternative. Niti and Nyaya's human reasoning is able to discern between justice and injustice by analyzing and comprehending Sen's idea of justice, which was developed as a result of Sen's critique of Rawls' theory of justice. According to Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, the moral standard is the unbiased observer. Sen brings this concept to the political justice discussion. Sen suggests the Capability Model in his writings as a remedy for the problem of equal justice.