Robert Nozick
Robert Nozick
Robert Nozickwas an American philosopher. He held the Joseph Pellegrino University Professorship at Harvard University, and was president of the American Philosophical Association. He is best known for his book Anarchy, State, and Utopia, a libertarian answer to John Rawls' A Theory of Justice. His other work involved decision theory and epistemology...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth16 November 1938
CountryUnited States of America
Robert Nozick quotes about
connection cosmology excited pleased theory
That connection between evolutionary cosmology and the theory of objectivity that I was formulating pleased and excited me a lot.
strong rights what-if
Individuals have rights and there are things no person or group may do to them (without violating their rights). So strong and far-reaching are these rights that they raise the question of what, if anything, the state and its officials may do. How much room do individual rights leave for the state?
liberty earning taxation
Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor.
satisfied ifs dissatisfied
You can't satisfy everybody; especially if there are those who will be dissatisfied unless not everybody is satisfied.
trying might opponents
Instead of trying to prove your opponent wrong, try to see in what sense he might be right.
adults socialist capitalist
The socialist society would have to forbid capitalist acts between consenting adults.
struggle winning ifs-and
Some communities will be abandoned, others will struggle along, others will split, others will flourish, gain members, and be duplicated elsewhere. Each community must win and hold the voluntary adherence of its members. No pattern is imposed on everyone, and the result will be one pattern if and only if everyone voluntarily chooses to live in accordance with that pattern of community.
justified states
No state more extensive than the minimal state can be justified.
survival engagement able
Through the evolutionary process, those who are able to engage in social cooperation of various sorts do better in survival and reproduction.
nice philosophy believe
Why are philosophers intent on forcing others to believe things? Is that a nice way to behave towards someone?
rooms lasts last-words
There is room for words on subjects other than last words.
temperature determinism
No one has ever announced that because determinism is true thermostats do not control temperature.
justice steps arise
Whatever arises from a just situation by just steps is itself just.
justice historical return
Justice in holdings is historical; it depends upon what actually has happened. We shall return to this point later.