Quotes by Robert Nozick

Robert Nozick

A distribution is just if it arises from another just distribution by legitimate means.

Arise

Distribution

Mean

And although it might be best of all to be Socrates satisfied, having both happiness and depth, we would give up some happiness in order to gain the depth.

Depth

Giving Up

Order

Evolutionary cosmology formulates theories in which a universe is capable of giving rise to and generating future universes out of itself, within black holes or whatever.

Black

Giving

Holes

Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who’s seen the trial of a child of theirs, where they’re being proved guilty of some crime that would drive the parent into a depression, maybe a suicidal depression.

Children

Philosophical

Suicide

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

Chosen

Inspirational

Given the complexity of interpersonal relationships and institutions and the complexity of co-ordination of the actions of many people, it is enormously unlikely that, even if there were one ideal pattern for society, it could be arrived at in an a priori fashion. And even supposing that some great genius did come along with a blueprint, who could have the confidence that it could work

Fashion

People

Supposing That

I guess my tendency is to think essentially that the new wrinkles won’t do the job if the old major idea didn’t, and so you have to try something different. Then maybe they can all be combined in some coherent piece.

Jobs

Thinking

Wrinkles

I think philosophers can do things akin to theoretical scientists, in that, having read about empirical data, they too can think of what hypotheses and theories might account for that data. So there’s a continuity between philosophy and science in that way.

Data

Philosophy

Thinking

In a free system any large, popular, revolutionary movement should be able to bring about its ends by such a voluntary process. As more and more people see how it works more and more will wish to participate in or support it. And so it will grow, without being necessary to force everyone or a majority or anyone into the pattern.

People

Support

Wish

Individuals have rights and there are things no person or group may do to them (without violating their rights). So strong and far-reaching are these rights that they raise the question of what, if anything, the state and its officials may do. How much room do individual rights leave for the state?

Rights

Strong

What If

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Able

Adults

Arise

Art

Assumption

Believe

Black

Book

Brooklyn

Capitalist

Children

Chosen

Data

Depth

Determinism

Dissatisfied

Distance

Distribution

Economics

Enforcement

Engagement

Entitlement

Fashion

Feels

Fundamentals

Giving

Giving Up

Government

Guarantees

Historical

Holes

Humble

Ideas

Ifs

Ifs And

Imagination

Inspirational

Interesting

Jobs

Justice

Justified

Knowing

Last Words

Lasts

Libertarian

Liberty

Literature

Machines

Matter

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Quotes by Robert Nozick

Robert Nozick

A distribution is just if it arises from another just distribution by legitimate means.

And although it might be best of all to be Socrates satisfied, having both happiness and depth, we would give up some happiness in order to gain the depth.

Evolutionary cosmology formulates theories in which a universe is capable of giving rise to and generating future universes out of itself, within black holes or whatever.

Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who’s seen the trial of a child of theirs, where they’re being proved guilty of some crime that would drive the parent into a depression, maybe a suicidal depression.

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

I guess my tendency is to think essentially that the new wrinkles won’t do the job if the old major idea didn’t, and so you have to try something different. Then maybe they can all be combined in some coherent piece.

I think philosophers can do things akin to theoretical scientists, in that, having read about empirical data, they too can think of what hypotheses and theories might account for that data. So there’s a continuity between philosophy and science in that way.

Individuals have rights and there are things no person or group may do to them (without violating their rights). So strong and far-reaching are these rights that they raise the question of what, if anything, the state and its officials may do. How much room do individual rights leave for the state?

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