Robert Nozick
American political philosopher, author of Anarchy, State, and Utopia · 1938–2002
Robert Nozick was an American philosopher whose Anarchy, State, and Utopia defended a minimal state limited to protecting rights. He argued that redistributive taxation violates individual rights and became a major figure in libertarian thought.
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Proposed a 'framework for utopia' of voluntary communities with their own rules.
No strong recorded view on democracy; focused on limiting the state's powers.
Argued for a minimal state protecting individual rights and nothing more.
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His entitlement theory defends property acquired through just transfers.
Argued redistribution is akin to forced labour.
Supported free trade.
Wrote on religion philosophically but kept it out of political theory.
No strong recorded view on social issues.
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