Political Science · Political Theory
UGC NET December 2023 Political Science
Which of the following is not a principle of Nozick's 'entitlement theory'?
AA principle of transfer – whatever is justly acquired can be freely transferred
BA principle of just initial acquisition – an account of how people come to initially own the things which can be transferred in accordance with the principle of transfer
CA principle of final acquisition – an account of how people come to finally own the things which have been transferred ✓ Correct
DA principle of rectification of injustice – how to deal with holdings if they were unjustly acquired or transferred
Answer: C
Explanation
★The option that is not a principle of Nozick's entitlement theory is the principle of final acquisition.
★Nozick's theory, set out in Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974), rests on just three principles.
★The first is justice in acquisition, how people come to own previously unheld things in the first place.
★The second is justice in transfer, by which whatever is justly held can be freely passed on through voluntary exchange or gift.
★The third is the principle of rectification, which deals with holdings that were unjustly acquired or transferred.
★There is no separate principle of final acquisition, so that is the correct answer.
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