La filosofia politica de Robert Nozick

In: Revista mexicana de ciencias políticas y sociales, Band 37, Heft 150, S. 123-135

Abstract

The principal ideas contained in Robert Nozick's Anarquia, Estado y utopia ([Anarchy, State and Utopia] 1988) are summarized, noting the importance of this work in Anglo-Saxon political philosophy. Nozick argues against three social intervenors: the anarchist, the defender of the welfare state, & the socialist. He concludes that only the minimum state, limited to the narrow function of protecting citizens against violence, robbery, & fraud, is legitimate. States assuming functions beyond those violate human personal freedoms. Per Nozick, neoliberal economic theory assures that private & voluntary charitable institutions will be available for welfare purposes. Nozick's work lacks theorization about the origins, fundamentals, & hierarchies of rights; he only addresses how rights function as part of a moral theory. Theories of distributive justice further refute his neoliberal argument. M. Pflum