Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 136 p)
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23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0826424295
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9781441138941
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9780826424297
Series Statement:
Major conservative and libertarian thinkers v. 11
Content:
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 o
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [132]-134) and index
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Series Editor's Preface; Note on Citation; 1. Biography; 2. Critical Exposition; 3. Reception and Influence; 4. Relevance; Bibliography; Index;
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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.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441180094
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Robert Nozick
Language:
English
Keywords:
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