Ideas from 'Anarchy,State, and Utopia' by Robert Nozick [1974], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Anarchy,State, and Utopia' by Nozick,Robert [Blackwell 1980,0-631-19780-x]].
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value
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Freedom to live according to our own conception of the good is the ultimate value [Kymlicka]
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 2. Ideal of Pleasure
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If an experience machine gives you any experience you want, should you hook up for life?
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State
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A minimal state should protect, but a state forcing us to do more is unjustified
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 2. Anarchism
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Individual rights are so strong that the state and its officials must be very limited in power
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / c. Liberal equality
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States can't enforce mutual aid on citizens, or interfere for their own good
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / g. Liberalism critique
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My Anarchy, State and Utopia neglected our formal social ties and concerns [Nozick]
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 4. Free market
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If people hold things legitimately, just distribution is simply the result of free exchanges [Kymlicka]
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25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 4. Property rights
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Can I come to own the sea, by mixing my private tomato juice with it?
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Property is legitimate by initial acquisition, voluntary transfer, or rectification of injustice [Swift]
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Nozick assumes initial holdings include property rights, but we can challenge that [Kymlicka]
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How did the private property get started? If violence was involved, we can redistribute it [Kymlicka]
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If property is only initially acquired by denying the rights of others, Nozick can't get started [Kymlicka]
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Unowned things may be permanently acquired, if it doesn't worsen the position of other people
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Maybe land was originally collectively owned, rather than unowned? [Cohen,GA]
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