Libertarianism: Individual Rights and Autonomy (Robert Nozick) (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Nozick's life years
Nozick's life years
1938-2002
Nozick's seminal work & year
Nozick's seminal work & year
Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974)
3 key libertarianism features
3 key libertarianism features
Individual freedom, autonomy, limited govt intervention
Kantian principle Nozick used
Kantian principle Nozick used
Individuals as ends in themselves, not means to an end
Self-ownership concept (Nozick)
Self-ownership concept (Nozick)
Individuals own themselves & fruits of their labour
Alternative term for minimal state
Alternative term for minimal state
Night-watchman state
Minimal state functions
Minimal state functions
Protect from force, fraud, theft; enforce contracts
Why Nozick opposed wealth redistribution
Why Nozick opposed wealth redistribution
Violates rights by using people as means
Economic system Nozick supported
Economic system Nozick supported
Free-market economy with minimal govt intervention
Nozick on redistributive justice
Nozick on redistributive justice
Strongly opposed - violates individual rights
Personal responsibility in Nozick's theory
Personal responsibility in Nozick's theory
Individuals responsible for own life, choices, well-being
Individuals' entitlement (Nozick)
Individuals' entitlement (Nozick)
Products of their labour
Minimal state & taxation for welfare
Minimal state & taxation for welfare
No authority - would be coercion
Natural rights from self-ownership
Natural rights from self-ownership
Right to acquire, transfer & use property
State power scope (Nozick)
State power scope (Nozick)
Protect from force, theft, fraud only