Robert NOZICK

Robert NOZICK It’s Not Fair if the Rules Aren’t Fair This idea translates into “equality of opportunity.” Harvard philosopher, Robert Nozick, in Anarchy, State, and Utopia, (1974) argues that the rules must be fair and must respect two principles: • The state must enforce laws that establish and protect private property. • Private property may be transferred from one person to another only by voluntary exchange. -->

Robert Nozick November 16, 1938 – January 23, 2002) was an American philosopher.^[2] He held the Joseph Pellegrino University Professorship at Harvard University, and was president of the American Philosophical Association. He is best known for his book Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974), a libertarian answer to John Rawls' A Theory of Justice(1971). His other work involved decision theory and epistemology.