Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Originally posted on prior probability:
The second subsection of Chapter 4 is only two pages long (pp. 57-58), but it deserves our careful attention for several reasons: (i) One reason is Nozick’s geometric visualization of morality. As Nozick puts it…

Originally posted on prior probability:
Nozick (pictured below) presents an important theoretical problem in the first subsection of Chapter 4: the problem of independents, or how should a private protection racket deal with non-members? Additionally, Nozick raises a further theoretical…

Before I resume my review of Robert Nozick’s Anarchy, State, and Utopia, I want to share an observation about the meaning of “science” with my loyal followers. To the point, science is not just about answers or absolute certainty; it’s … Continue reading →

Pictured below are multiple miniature works of “pencil art” by Dalton Ghetti, who is originally from Brazil. Mr Ghetti refuses to work with a magnifying glass and only uses three tools: a razor blade, a sewing needle, and a sculpting … Continue reading →

I will resume my in-depth review of Robert Nozick’s magnum opus on Monday morning; in the meantime, I want to share two remarkable sentences from page 6 of Anarchy, State, and Utopia and one of my favorite Nozick quotations of … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
Nozick ends Chapter 3 of Anarchy, State, and Utopia by drawing up a tantalizing road map of the rest of his philosophical project (p. 53, emphasis in original): “The remainder of Part I … attempts…

Originally posted on prior probability:
In our previous post, we reviewed subsections five, six, and seven of Chapter 3 of Anarchy, State, and Utopia (ASU). Here, we will review the next-to-last subsection of this long chapter. In short, after building…

Originally posted on prior probability:
Since the Thanksgiving break, we have been rereading and reviewing Robert Nozick’s classic work of political philosophy Anarchy, State, and Utopia (ASU), one of our favorite academic books of all time. Thus far, we have…

Originally posted on prior probability:
In our previous post, we reviewed the third subsection of Chapter 3 in which Nozick makes a strong case for preferring moral side constraints over moral end states. In the fourth subsection (pp. 33-35), Nozick…

Originally posted on prior probability:
In the second subsection of Chapter 3, which we reviewed in our previous post, we saw two possible ways of operationalizing Nozick’s moral premise that individuals have rights. Either we could make it our overall…