Anarchy, State, and Utopia - Couverture souple

Nozick, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465097200 ISBN 13 : 9780465097203

Editeur : Basic Books, 1977

Synopsis

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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 :

In this brilliant and widely acclaimed book, winner of the 1975 National Book Award, Robert Nozick challenges the most commonly held political and social positions of our age—liberal, socialist, and conservative.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0465097200
• ISBN 13: 9780465097203
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384