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92 | What is Liberalism? Part V. Robert Nozick’s Libertarian Reveries
92 | What is Liberalism? Part V. Robert Nozick’s Libertarian Reveries
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62 minutes
Released:
Jul 1, 2024
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In this episode, we discuss Robert Nozick’s libertarian political philosophy as presented in his 1974 book Anarchy, State, and Utopia. We consider his challenges to leftist thought, especially the sort of left liberalism championed by the likes of John Rawls. We take seriously his demand for an argument for egalitarianism and his critique of patterned accounts of distributive justice. But we also give him a hard time for some of his more absurd arguments, from those about swimming pools to those concerning wealthy basketball players and the all-important human need to feel like a very special boy. When it comes to libertarianism, this is in fact them sending their best.leftofphilosophy.com | @leftofphilReferences:Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State, and Utopia (New York: Basic Books, 1974).Katrina Forrester, In the Shadow of Justice: Postwar Liberalism and the Remaking of Political Philosophy (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019).Music:“Vintage Memories” by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com“My Space” by Overu | https://get.slip.stream/KqmvAN
Released:
Jul 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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