Review: Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Comentário do usuário - Geir - GoodreadsIn many ways a good book with strong arguments for a reduction in State-power. However, it is not a recommended reading for those who want to understand the origin of the State. The justification for ... Ler resenha completa
Review: Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Comentário do usuário - Colin - GoodreadsI've finally finished this after 6 months or so of stop-start. You have to admire Nozick's thoroughness as he works painstakingly through every moral, ethical and logical step of society's evolution ... Ler resenha completa
Review: Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Comentário do usuário - Thomas - GoodreadsRereading as a whole or in parts in an effort to get a handle on voting rights from a libertarian point of view. Surprised to find how little a role voting and democracy play in the book. Ler resenha completa
Review: Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Comentário do usuário - Reese Faust - GoodreadsI first read this subsequently to John Rawls' "A Theory of Justice", which may or may not be a mistake. It may not be a mistake in that it gives a strong counter-argument to Rawls' arguments, and it ... Ler resenha completa
Review: Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Comentário do usuário - manwithoutqualities - GoodreadsClever fireworks of a mind though not ultimately convincing. Still, its a classic. Ler resenha completa
Review: Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Comentário do usuário - Cw - GoodreadsAn insightful book into the perceived justifications of a libertarian govt. However, the simplistic conception of "rights" leaves much to be desired. Since the majority of the ideas stem from this ... Ler resenha completa
Review: Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Comentário do usuário - Heather - GoodreadsHard to get through (still haven't finished), but interesting and worthwhile when I put in the effort on it. He basically convinced me that a large anarchist state doesn't make any practical sense ... Ler resenha completa
Review: Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Comentário do usuário - Jeremy - GoodreadsWell written, but illogical conclusions. Many profound and direct problems arising from his interpretation of liberalism go completely un addressed. Ler resenha completa
Review: Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Comentário do usuário - Kw Estes - GoodreadsThe explanation that is given regarding the inevitability of the (minimal)state, and thus the impossibility of anarchy, is truly brilliant. Beyond this, however, Nozick's attempt to explain why it is ... Ler resenha completa
Review: Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Comentário do usuário - Ilya Gerner - GoodreadsInfuriating conclusions, reached with provocative thought experiments along the way. Glad I re-read now that I'm just a little less dumb than I was as a high school senior. Ler resenha completa
