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[from 'Anarchy,State, and Utopia' by Robert Nozick, in 22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value ]

Full Idea

Nozick says that the freedom to lead our lives in accordance with our own conception of the good is the ultimate value, so important that it cannot be sacrificed for other social ideals (e.g. equality of opportunity).

Gist of Idea

Freedom to live according to our own conception of the good is the ultimate value

Source

report of Robert Nozick (Anarchy,State, and Utopia [1974]) by Will Kymlicka - Contemporary Political Philosophy (1st edn) 4.2.b.ii

Book Reference

Kymlicka,Will: 'Contemporary Political Philosophy (1st edn)' [OUP 1992], p.113


A Reaction

Clearly this ultimate value will not apply to children, so this view needs a sharp dislocation between children and adults. But some adults need a lot of looking after. Maybe we ALL need looking after (by one another)?