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Abstract
Contemporary theories of justice may be categorized in mainly political
and natural justice theories. The former are generally conceived as an
instance of the Kantian philosophical tradition, whereas the latter are rooted
in classical-philosophy theories. Each of them is furthermore grounded on a
different conception of the person: "political", or "ontological". This paper
aims to bring them in rapport, taking in special account Martha Nussbaum's
and Sergio Cotta's justice theories. The paper argues that the universal respect
of individuals' rights -which is at the core of Nussbaum's theory- finds better
support in Cotta's onto-phenomenological approach to justice, rather than in
Rawls'political liberalism
