Robert Nozick (1938-2002) was the Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. ANARCHY; 'STATE,AND UTOPIA. Anarchy, State and Utopia, by Robert Nozick, New York: Basic Books, 1974, 367 pp., $12.95. rights, nor to convince the reader that his utopia is the proper ideal, but to show that a non-minimal state does violate individual rights, and therefore is Department of Sociology, University of Chicago. Robert Nozick’s Anarchy, State and Utopia is, to date, the most sophisticated philosophical treatment of libertarian theory and themes. Classifications Dewey Decimal Class 320.1/01 Library of Congress JC571 .N68 1975 The Physical Object Pagination xvi, 367 p. … [3] A theoretical libertarian utopia based specifically on anarcho-capitalism is sometimes called by the name Ancapistan a combination of the terms 'ancap' and the suffix ' stan '. Yet. Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974), by the American philosopher Robert Nozick (1938–2002), is an example of such a rights-based theory, though it is mostly concerned with applications in the political sphere and says very little about other areas of normative ethics. Robert Nozick describes his Anarchy, State and Utopia as, "a … The author of numerous books including The Examined Life and Philosophical Explanations, Nozick was the recipient of the National Book Award for Anarchy, State, and Utopia. The course was a debate between the two; Nozick's side is in Anarchy, State, and Utopia, and Walzer's side is in his Spheres of Justice (1983), in which he argues for "complex equality". Unlike Rawls, who for… CHAPTER 7 DistributiveJustice k minimal "'" i, m' """,i., "n<, 'hac om h, justified. Any state more extensive violates people's rights. Last Updated on October 26, 2018, by eNotes Editorial. Robert Nozick (1938-2002) was the Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. Anarchy, state, and Utopia This edition was published in 1975 by Blackwell in Oxford. The Cambridge companion to Nozick's Anarchy, state, and utopia / Published: (2011) Basic documents on human rights : Published: (1971) 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA 19085 610.519.4500 Contact Anarchy, State, and Utopia came out of a semester-long course that Nozick taught with Michael Walzer at Harvard in 1971, called Capitalism and Socialism. [From] Anarchy, State, and Utopia ROBERT NOZICK The subject of justice in holdings consists of three major topics. Word Count: 244. Includes index. It is a book which merits the careful attention—and as such it will require the careful attention—of all persons concerned with moral, social, or legal theory. many persons have put forth reasons purporting to justify a more ROBERT NOZICK =* BasicBooks A Division ofHarperCollinsPublishers. Edition Notes Bibliography: p. 355-360. Robert Nozick claims to have written Anarchy, State, and Utopia by accident, … * Robert Nozick: Anarchy, State, and Utopia, Basic Books (New York) and Basil Blackwell (Oxford), 1974. The author of numerous books including The Examined Life and Philosophical Explanations, Nozick was the recipient of the National Book Award for Anarchy, State, and Utopia. Robert Nozick's book Anarchy, State and Utopia contains a final chapter that describes a pluralistic libertarian utopia.