Robert Nozick (1938-2002), The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
"... one of the two most important and influential political philosophers in the Anglo-American analytic tradition. ... he also made a number of significant contributions to areas of philosophy outside political theory, most notably in epistemology and the metaphysics of personal identity."
Reference
Robert Nozick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Robert Nozick (November 16, 1938 - January 23, 2002) was an American philosopher and Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University. Nozick, schooled at Columbia, Oxford and Princeton, was among the leading figures in contemporary Anglo-American philosophy, making significant contributions to political philosophy, decision theory, and epistemology in particular. His Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974) was a libertarian answer to John Rawls' A Theory of Justice, published in 1971. He was born in Brooklyn, the son of a Jewish entrepreneur from Russia. He was married to the American poet Gjertrud Schnackenberg. Nozick died in 2002 after a prolonged struggle with cancer. His remains are interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ..."
"Robert Nozick (November 16, 1938 - January 23, 2002) was an American philosopher and Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University. Nozick, schooled at Columbia, Oxford and Princeton, was among the leading figures in contemporary Anglo-American philosophy, making significant contributions to political philosophy, decision theory, and epistemology in particular. His Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974) was a libertarian answer to John Rawls' A Theory of Justice, published in 1971. He was born in Brooklyn, the son of a Jewish entrepreneur from Russia. He was married to the American poet Gjertrud Schnackenberg. Nozick died in 2002 after a prolonged struggle with cancer. His remains are interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ..."
Associations
Professor, Department of Philosophy, 1965-2002, Harvard University
Web Pages
Robert Nozick - Libertarian
Advocates for Self-Government
Advocates for Self-Government
Articles
Robert Nozick Named University Professor, The Harvard University Gazette, 1 Oct 1998
Writings
Why Do Intellectuals Oppose Capitalism?, Cato Online Policy Report
Related Topic: Capitalism
Jan/Feb 1998
Related Topic: Capitalism
Jan/Feb 1998
Interviews
Interview with Robert Nozick, by Julian Sanchez, 26 Jul 2001
Books Authored
Anarchy, State and Utopia, 1974
Related Topics: The State, Anarchism
1975 National Book Award
Related Topics: The State, Anarchism
1975 National Book Award
- ISBN 0465002706: Paperback, Basic Books, 1974
- ISBN 0465051006: Paperback, Basic Books, Revised edition, 2007
- ISBN 0465097200: Paperback, Basic Books, 1977
- ISBN 063119780X: Paperback, Blackwell Publishing, New edition, 2001
Invariances: The Structure of the Objective World, 2001
Related Topic: Philosophy
Related Topic: Philosophy
- ISBN 0674006313: Hardcover, Belknap Press, 2001
- ISBN 0674012453: Paperback, Belknap Press, 2003
Philosophical Explanations, 1981
Related Topic: Philosophy
Related Topic: Philosophy
- ISBN 0198246722: Hardcover, Oxford University Press, 1981
- ISBN 0674664485: Hardcover, Belknap Press, New edition, 1981
- ISBN 0198247435: Paperback, Oxford University Press, 1984
- ISBN 0674664795: Paperback, Belknap Press, 1983
The Examined Life: Philosophical Meditations, 1989
Related Topic: Life
Related Topic: Life
- ISBN 0671472186: Hardcover, Simon & Schuster, 1989
- ISBN 0671725017: Paperback, Simon & Schuster, 1990