Robert Nozick
Contemporary United States Libertarianism
Biography
American philosopher. Best known for his book "Anarchy, State, and Utopia".
Life Dates
Born: November 16, 1938
Died: January 23, 2002
Notable Quotes
"Taxation is forced labor."
"Individuals have rights, and there are things no person or group may do to them."
"The minimal state is the most extensive state that can be justified."
"Would you plug into an experience machine?"
"The question is whether a free system will allow people to sell themselves into slavery."
Contemporaries
John RawlsJudith ButlerMartha NussbaumCornel WestNancy CartwrightWillard Van Orman QuineThomas KuhnJohn RawlsRichard RortyNoam ChomskyMartha NussbaumDaniel DennettJudith ButlerCornel WestAlvin PlantingaSaul KripkeHilary PutnamJohn SearleThomas NagelChristine KorsgaardMichael SandelNancy FraserLinda ZagzebskiDavid LewisPeter van InwagenBrian LeiterJoshua GreeneJonathan HaidtHelen LonginoElliott SoberKaren BennettSusanna SiegelPaul BoghossianSarah PaulRobert BrandomHubert DreyfusAlison GopnikJesse PrinzShaun NicholsTamar GendlerStephen YabloSally HaslangerJason StanleyL.A. PaulPeter RailtonFred DretskeTyler BurgeRuth MillikanNed BlockSydney ShoemakerRoderick ChisholmNelson GoodmanWilfrid Sellars