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Nozick's Solution for Achieving General Justice
Jasenka Frelih
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Sažetak
Robert Nozick (1938-2002), an American philosopher and influential scholar of the 20th century, renowned for his most significant work Anarchy, State and Utopia, published in 1974, which at that time embodied a sort of intellectual rebellion. Since he worked in John Rawls' time, Nozick proffers in his work a sort of alternative to Rawls' understanding of a state with maximal authority, by expounding on interpersonal relationships which must be based precisely upon equal starting positions, and where state authority is minimal, in order for individual rights to thus be protected. Today, due to increasing apathy on a world scale which has its roots in disenchantment not only with the liberal economic model, but also with the wild capitalism model of transitional countries which have not found their way in the newly arisen circumstances, it is of essential importance to (re)valorize Nozick's theory which is a praiseworthy effort to overcome the general societal crisis and an attempt at seeking out the best possible solution for each person, based on maximal respect for the personal rights of the individual who, being associated with a community of persons like himself, thus achieves personal affirmation. A society of this kind would insure the highest possible level of interpersonal solidarity and thus would satisfy the principles of justice.
Ključne riječi
Robert Nozick; state; John Locke; justice; utopia
Hrčak ID:
131302
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Datum izdavanja:
22.12.2014.
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