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Robert Nozick.
Although best known for the hugely influential Anarchy, State and Utopia, Robert Nozick (1938-2002) eschewed the label 'political philosopher' because the vast majority of his writings and attention have focused on other areas. Indeed the breadth of Nozick's work is perhaps greater th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Colección: | Kant's questions.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Introduction: analytic philosophy; Changes of interest ; Nozick's change of approach: proof and explanation; Coercion; Explanation and understanding; Truth and the aim of philosophy ; The unity of Nozick's philosophy; Summary; 2 Anarchy, State, and Utopia: the moral basis; Introduction; The role of the individual; The basis of rights; Animals and angels; Welfarist criticisms of Nozick; Libertarian criticisms of Nozick ; The nature of rights; The theory of justice I: justice in transfer; Blurring the distinction.
- The theory of justice II: justice in acquisition and Locke's provisoThe theory of justice III: rectification and compensation; Nozick on Rawls; Summary; 3 Anarchy, State, and Utopia: the political outcome; Introduction; Explaining and justifying: the program ; The execution I: the state of nature ; The execution II: growth of the state; Practical objections; Objections of principle I: transitivity and compensation; Objections of principle II: procedural rights and incomplete knowledge; Utopia I: the framework; Utopia II: objections; Summary; 4 The later ethics and politics; Introduction.
- Ethics and motivationValue as organic unity; Value and disvalue; Organic unity as value; Some criticisms; The basis of value; The ethical pull; Deontology and teleology: rights; The is/ought question; Political implications: symbolic utility; Summary ; 5 Epistemology; Introduction: internalism and externalism; Outline of Nozick's theory; Counterfactuals; Scepticism and closure; The price that Nozick pays; Some criticisms of Nozick; Internalism and externalism again; Evidence; Summary; 6 Rationality; Introduction: rationality in general; Principles and their uses.
- Practical rationality in the dissertationDecision theory I: the first two discussions; Decision theory II: the third discussion; Decision theory III: symbolic utility again; Belief and acceptance; Evolution and its role; Types and limits of rationality; Summary ; 7 Metaphysics I: personal identity; Introduction: identity in general; Nozick's theory; Personal identity I: general considerations; Personal identity II: ties and caring; Personal identity III: closeness; Interlude: the unity of Nozick's philosophy; Personal identity IV: the nature of the self; Summary.
- 8 Metaphysics II: explaining existenceIntroduction: ""Why is there something rather than nothing?""; Nozick's approach; Fecundity; Self-subsumption; Limited fecundity; Wedin's criticisms; Summary ; 9 Metaphysics III: free will and retribution; Introduction; The indeterministic approach; Tracking again; Retribution; Summary ; 10 The meaning of life; Introduction: conditions for meaningfulness; Ein Sof and its problems; Self-subsumption again; The dialectic of meaning and value; Conclusion: philosophy and the arts and sciences; Summary ; Guide to further reading; Bibliography; Index.