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Alex speaks with Philosopher Eric Mack about the impact of Robert Nozick's 'Anarchy, State and Utopia' on political philosophy.

In this episode from 2022, Alex speaks with Philosopher Eric Mack about Robert Nozick's "Anarchy State and Utopia" and how the book shaped the conversation around natural rights theory, philosophical libertarianism, and the study of political utopias for decades to come. References 1. Eric Mack’s Previous Episode “Why Not Socialism?” on the Curious Task Podcast Link: https://thecurioustask.podbean.com/e/ep-7-eric-mack-%e2%80%94-why-not-socialism/ 2. “Anarchy, State, and Utopia” by Robert Nozick Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Anarchy-State-Utopia-Robert-Nozick/dp/0465051006 3. “Robert Nozick” by Britannica Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Nozick 4. “Murray Rothbard” by Mises Institute Link: https://mises.org/profile/murray-n-rothbard 5. “A Theory of Justice” by John Rawls Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Theory-Justice-Revised-John-Rawls/dp/0674000781

People in this episode

Host: Alex

Guest: Eric Mack

Topics covered

• natural rights theory
• philosophical libertarianism
• political utopias
• Robert Nozick
• Anarchy State and Utopia

Keywords

• Anarchy State and Utopia
• Robert Nozick
• natural rights
• libertarianism
• political philosophy

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Books & works: Anarchy, State, and Utopia

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