Synopses & Reviews
This introductory volume is devoted to Robert Nozick, one of the dominant philosophical thinkers of the current age. Nozick's famous book, Anarchy, State and Utopia (1974), presents the classic defense of the libertarian view that only a minimal state is just. He has made significant contributions to such areas as rational choice theory, ethics, epistemology and philosophy of mind. In addition to philosophers, the book will be of particular interest to professionals and students in political science, law, economics, sociology and psychology. David Schmidtz taught at Yale University and Bowling Green State University before joining the University of Arizona, where he is Professor of Philosophy and joint Professor of Economics. His previous books include Environmental Ethics (Oxford), Social Welfare and Individual Responsibility (Cambridge, 1998) and Rational Choice and Moral Agency (Princeton). He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
Review
"Together, the essays collected in this volume provide a fine tribute to one of the most wide-ranging and imaginative philosophers of our age." The Philosophical Review
Synopsis
This is an introductory volume to Robert Nozick, one of the dominant philosophical thinkers of the current age, in a new series, Contemporary Philosophy in Focus.Nozick's famous book, Anarchy, State and Utopia (1974), presents the classic defense of the libertarian view that only a minimal state is just. Nozick has also made significant contributions to such areas as rational choice theory, ethics, epistemology and philosophy of mind.Outside philosophy the book will be of particular interest to professionals and students in political science, law, economics, sociology and psychology.
Synopsis
This introductory volume is devoted to Robert Nozick, one of the dominant philosophical thinkers of the current age. Nozick's famous book, Anarchy, State and Utopia (1974), presents the classic defense of the libertarian view that only a minimal state is just. He has made significant contributions to such areas as rational choice theory, ethics, epistemology and philosophy of mind. In addition to philosophers, the book will be of particular interest to professionals and students in political science, law, economics, sociology and psychology. David Schmidtz taught at Yale University and Bowling Green State University before joining the University of Arizona, where he is Professor of Philosophy and joint Professor of Economics. His previous books include Environmental Ethics (Oxford), Social Welfare and Individual Responsibility (Cambridge, 1998) and Rational Choice and Moral Agency (Princeton). He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
Synopsis
This is an introductory volume to Robert Nozick, one of the dominant philosophical thinkers of the current age, in a new series, Contemporary Philosophy in Focus. Outside philosophy the book will be of particular interest to professionals and students in political science, law, economics, sociology and psychology.
Table of Contents
1. Introductions David Schmidtz; 2. The justification of political authority David Miller; 3. Projects and property John T. Sanders; 4. Nozick's libertarian utopia Loren Lomasky; 5. Goals, symbols, principles: Nozick on practical rationality Gerald Gaus; 6. Non-consequentialism and political philosophy Philip Pettit; 7. Nozick on knowledge and skepticism Michael Williams; 8. Nozick on free will Michael Bratman; 9. How to make something of yourself Elijah Millgram; 10. The meanings of life David Schmidtz.