Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS

Nozick on Utopia

Apr 13, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Nozick's List

  • Robert Nozick lists famous figures like Einstein, Buddha, and Sinatra in Anarchy, State, and Utopia.
  • He highlights the absurdity of creating a universal societal model for such diverse individuals.
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Critique of Rawls

  • Nozick challenges Rawls's A Theory of Justice, rejecting the idea of a universal justice system.
  • He emphasizes individual differences and criticizes the "veil of ignorance" concept.
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Why the State?

  • Nozick questions the state's legitimacy, arguing its coercive nature infringes upon individual rights.
  • He believes the default assumption should be anarchism, not statism.
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