The ethical principles of distributive justice are established through the importance and meaning that different theoretical positions confer on social goods. An analysis of the limitations in a plural and equitable society by favoring only one type of social good is presented. The objective is to contrast three philosophical currents that approach the theory of justice through proposals of different precursors in the subject and to conclude with a proposal that includes different goods that guarantee the diversity of life plans and circumstances. The first belongs to the utilitarianism of Bentham and Mill; the second is by Rawls, a liberal philosopher; the third incorporates Sen's "capabilities"; the fourth proposal corresponds to the phil...