Philosophy Essay

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Anarchy State and Utopia

Robert Nozick

Natural Rights

Natural Rights

Life Liberty and Property

Natural Rights

Life, Liberty and Property

Negative Rights

Non-interference

Property

There are only two ways to come to legitimately own something:

Mix your labor with the land (make it)

Voluntary exchange (trade for it)

Taxation is Slavery

The Minimal State is Justified

The Minimal State is Justified

People will hire agencies to protect their natural rights.

In order to be effective, these agencies must enforce their protections universally within their territories.

The Minimal State is Justified

Liberty Upsets Patterns

Suppose you have a Just Distribution, D.

The voluntary and free actions of citizens will change the distribution.

Force will be needed to restore the “Just” Distribution.

Liberty Upsets Patterns