Robert Nozick
By: Ralf M. Bader.
Series: Major conservative and libertarian thinkers -- v.11.
Publisher: Continuum International Pub. Group
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780826424297
Subjects: Nozick, Robert; State, The; Civil rights; Anarchism; Utopias; Human rights
Description: "In 1974, Robert Nozick's book Anarchy, State, and Utopia moved libertarianism from a relatively neglected subset of political philosophy to the center of the discipline, as one of the most cogent critiques of social democracy and egalitarian liberalism. Nozick developed a rights-based account of libertarianism to show that a minimal state can legitimately arise, that nothing more than a minimal state is justified, and that the minimal state is not only morally right, but can also be an inspiring 'meta-utopia'. This volume presents Nozick's contributions to political philosophy in the context of his work in analytical philosophy. It also provides a biography of Nozick and considers the initial reception and long-term influence of his work."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Biography; title: Nozick's life; title: Nozick's approach to philosophy; title: Critical exposition; title: The moral foundation; title: Rights considered as side constraints; title: The basis of libertarian side constraints; title: Against anarchy; title: State of nature theorizing; title: From anarchy to the minimal state; title: Nothing more than the minimal state; title: Theories of justice; title: Against patterns; title: Moral luck, equality and entitlements; title: The minimal state as an inspiring utopia; title: The best possible world; title: Individuality, diversity and the minimal state; title: Beyond anarchy, state, and utopia; title: Reception and influence; title: Critique of rights-based libertarianism; title: Against the legitimate state; title: More than the minimal state?; title: Problems with the meta-utopia; title: Relevance; title: Rights-based libertarianism; title: Taking anarchism seriously; title: Justice and entitlements; title: The meta-utopia.