Robert Nozick
(Cambridge University Press, 2002)
BOOK FORUMMonday, October 21, 2002
12:00 p.m.
Featuring the author, David Schmidtz, University of Arizona; with comments by William Galston, University of Maryland; and Tom G. Palmer, Cato Institute.
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Robert Nozick's work brought libertarianism back to the center of academic debate. Anarchy, State and Utopia offered a sharp and engaging defense of the liberty of the individual and the minimal state and an influential rebuttal of John Rawls's defense of the welfare state. This forum will offer three assessments of Robert Nozick's legacy and its implications for political life in the 21st century.