About this title: Written in 1974 as a response to John Rawls THEORY OF JUSTICE, Nozick's exploration of social and political freedoms champions individual rights and reveals a libertarian bent.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade pb
Publisher: Blackwell, Oxford
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780631197805ISBN:063119780X
Description: Good. No dust jacket, as issued. Minor cover wear, corners slightly bumped. Later printing. Illustrated by. xvi, 367 p. ; 25 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 355-360. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books, New York
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780465002702ISBN:0465002706
Description: Very good+ condition. Very good condition (DJ) Octavo (8vo). xvi, 367 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear, and a minimal amount of sunning to edges. Unclipped dustjacket with a half dozen small tears and creases, with minimal rubbing to extremities, and slight sunning to spine; protected in archival mylar. Minimal rippling to top edge of pages due to publisher/binder application of the reddish brown finish color. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books, Inc. Publishers, New York
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780465002702ISBN:0465002706
Description: Vincent Torre (Jacket Design by) Very Good in Very Good jacket. Academic, Scholarly, Research. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 367 pp. Solidly bound copy with crisp, clean pages. Dj has minimal external wear and slight cuts around edges. Dj is browned on edges. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. 1974 Basic Books hard cover-1st edition 1st printing-minor staining to dust jacket (now in mylar cover)-otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean-a nice collectible-enjoy. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. 1974 Basic Books hard cover-1st edition 1st printing-minor staining to dust jacket (now in mylar cover)-otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean-a nice collectible-enjoy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780465097203ISBN:0465097200
Description: Acceptable. Former Library Book and/or book has writing/highlighting * If you can deal with the writing/markings, this is a great deal! * read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Perseus Books
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780465097203ISBN:0465097200
Description: Very good. Paperback. Good Used. Has minor wear and/or markings. SKU: 23844645 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780465097203. read more
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"This book uses the methodology of explanation rather than argumentative proving, to show that a society that starts in an anarchist condition, will gradually morph into one that has a government. Nozick explains how many small neighborhood-size security associations (small businesses like Brink's with police-like power and their own legal systems) grow into a hierarchy of associations for resolving inter-association disputes, until (without wars or the use of coercion at all) a national government might be realized.
He also argues, in his warm and non-forceful way, for a natural rights morality and politics. This is in direct opposition to fellow Harvard professor John Rawls' "A Theory of Justice." Rawls posited a unanimous decision by us "behind a curtain of ignorance" where we do not yet know the outcome in our lives of the luck we might have or the different intelligence we each have, that we would agree to a redistribution of wealth/income. This would be a world, then, where anyone falling into a less equal position should be made more well-off as long as no other persons are made worse off. Nozick topples the argument of Rawls. (no spoiler)"
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