Anarchy, State, and Utopia - Couverture souple

Nozick, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465051006 ISBN 13 : 9780465051007

Editeur : Basic Books, 2013

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Robert Nozick′s Anarchy, State, and Utopia is a powerful,philosophical challenge to the most widely held political andsocial positions of our age –– liberal, socialist andconservative.

"Individuals have rights," Nozick writes in his openingsentence, "and there are things no person or group may do to themwithout violating their rights." The work that follows is asophisticated and passionate defence of the rights of theindividual as opposed to the state.

The author argues that the state is justified only when it isseverely limited to the narrow function of protection againstforce, theft and fraud and to the enforcement of contracts. Anymore extensive activities by the state, he demonstrates, willinevitably violate individual rights.

Among the many achievements of the work are an important newtheory of distributive justice, a model of utopia, and anintegration of ethics, legal philosophy and economic theory into aprofound position in political philosophy which will be discussedfor years to come.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The foundational text of libertarian thought, named one of the 100 Most Influential Books since World War II (Times Literary Supplement)

First published in response to John Rawls' A Theory of Justice, Robert Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia has become a defining text of classic libertarian thought. Challenging and ultimately rejecting liberal, socialist, and conservative agendas, Nozick boldly asserts that the rights of individuals are violated as a state's responsibilities increase -- and that the only way to avoid these violations is the creation of a minimalist state limited to the enforcement of contracts and to protection against force, fraud, and theft.

Winner of the National Book Award and translated into over one hundred languages, Anarchy, State and Utopia remains one of the most theoretically trenchant and philosophically rich defenses of economic liberalism to date. With an introduction by philosopher Thomas Nagel, this edition brings Nozick and his work to today's generation of readers.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0465051006
• ISBN 13: 9780465051007
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 400