Philosophy Essay
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