Anarchy, state, and utopia / Robert Nozick.

  • Nozick, Robert.
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[1974]
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Description

Presents arguments in support of the author's libertarian views on the nature of the state, its legitimate functions, and its justifications.

Publication/Creation

New York : Basic Books, [1974]

Physical description

xvi, 367 pages ; 25 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-360) and index.

Contents

ch. 1. Why state-of-nature theory -- ch. 2. State of nature -- ch. 3. Moral constraints and the state -- ch. 4. Prohibition, compensation, and risk -- ch. 5. State -- ch. 6. Further considerations on the argument for the state -- ch. 7. Distributive justice -- ch. 8. Equality, envy, exploitation, etc. -- ch. 9. Demoktesis -- ch. 10. Framework for utopia.

Awards note

National Book Award in Contemporary Affairs, 1975.

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  • 0465002706
  • 9780465002702
  • 0465097200
  • 9780465097203