Robert Nozick

Bader, Ralf M.

Robert Nozick [electronic resource] / Ralf M. Bader. - New York : Continuum, 2010. - xii, 136 p. - Major conservative and libertarian thinkers ; v. 11 . - Major conservative and libertarian thinkers ; v. 11. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [132]-134) and index.

Biography -- Nozick's life -- Nozick's approach to philosophy -- Critical exposition -- The moral foundation -- Rights considered as side constraints -- The basis of libertarian side constraints -- Against anarchy -- State of nature theorizing -- From anarchy to the minimal state -- Nothing more than the minimal state -- Theories of justice -- Against patterns -- Moral luck, equality and entitlements -- The minimal state as an inspiring utopia -- The best possible world -- Individuality, diversity and the minimal state -- Beyond anarchy, state, and utopia -- Reception and influence -- Critique of rights-based libertarianism -- Against the legitimate state -- More than the minimal state? -- Problems with the meta-utopia -- Relevance -- Rights-based libertarianism -- Taking anarchism seriously -- Justice and entitlements -- The meta-utopia.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781441138941 (electronic bk.)




Nozick, Robert. Anarchy, state, and Utopia.


State, The.
Civil rights.
Anarchism.
Utopias.
Human rights.


Electronic books.

JC571.N683 / B33 2010

320.101