In this highly original work, Robert Nozick develops new views on philosophy's central topics and weaves them into a unified philosophical perspective. It is many years since a major work in English has ranged so widely over philosophy's fundamental concerns: the identity of the self, knowledge and skepticism, free will, the question of why there is something rather than nothing, the foundations of ethics, the meaning of life.Writing in a distinctive and personal philosophical voice, Mr. Nozick presents a new mode of philosophizing. In place of the usual semi-coercive philosophical goals of proof, of forcing people to accept conclusions, this book seeks philosophical explanations and understanding, and thereby stays truer to the original motivations for being interested in philosophy.Combining new concepts, daring hypotheses, rigorous reasoning, and playful exploration, the book exemplifies how philosophy can be part of the humanities.

Philosophical Explanations

Robert Nozick

Oxford Univ. Press

Winner of the 1975 National Book Award, this classic work is updated for the first time in 30 years 
 Anarchy, State, and Utopia is a foundational text in classical liberal thought, in which Robert Nozick created the intellectual underpinnings for what is now known as libertarianism. In his exhortation to limit the state to only the most minimal possible role, Nozick stirred tremendous controversy in an era predisposed to look to government as the solution to social injustice. 
 When originally published in 1974, Anarchy, State, and Utopia was dismissed by many scholars as nothing more than a paean to the bourgeois status quo. But American politics have changed dramatically since then. Anarchy, State, and Utopia has become ever more relevant since the country has caught up with Nozick's ideas--as Clinton proclaimed, "the era of big government is over." 
 With fierce argumentation and meticulous logic, Robert Nozick gave birth to a new way of thinking about the relationship between the citizen and the state.

Anarchy, State, and Utopia

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Basic Books

Anarchie - Staat - Utopia

Neste livro universalmente aclamado, ganhador do Prêmio Nacional do Livro dos Estados Unidos, Robert Nozick põe em xeque as posições políticas e sociais mais arraigadas de nossa época - liberais, socialistas e conservadoras. É uma resposta à obra 'Uma teoria da justiça', de John Rawls.

Anarquia, Estado E Utopia (Em Portuguese do Brasil)

WMF Martins Fontes

Anarquía, Estado y utopía

FONDO DE CULTURA ECONOMICA*

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