Nozick begins by introducing his Entitlement theory as existing in three parts. Each part is uniformly defined as being fixated on historical events as being necessary to understand a system of distribution. The theory begins with the original acquisition of holdings. This principle is responsible for explaining the entitlement of newly held things and how individuals come to possess such things. The second principle explains the subject of transferring holds from one person to the other, whether it be just or unjust, Nozick, here, defines a just distribution as being one that rises from another just distribution through legitimate means. The third principle is a combination of the first two in that it explains that the only form of entitlement
