Political Science · Political Theory
Which of these is Not correct about the theory of Justice by Robert Nozick in his book 'Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974)'?
- 1. It was a libertarian account of justice largely based on fair procedure in acquisition and transfer of properties
- 2. It was one of the best examples of the empirical approach in political theorisation
- 3. It was the Entitlement Theory of Justice
- 4. It included the idea of Rectificatory justice to correct wrong acquisition and transfer of properties
- 5. It was silent on the state's role in distributive justice
AOnly 2
BOnly 5
C2 and 5 ✓ Correct
DNone
Correct answer: (C) 2 and 5 — Items 2 and 5 are both incorrect, so the answer is 2 and 5.
Explanation
★Items 2 and 5 are both incorrect, so the answer is 2 and 5.
★Nozick's theory is normative, not empirical, since it argues about how holdings ought to be justly acquired.
★Calling it one of the best examples of the empirical approach therefore misreads it.
★Nozick was not silent on the state's role in distribution; he actively opposed redistribution by the state.
★For Nozick only a minimal night watchman state is justified, and distributive justice violates entitlements.
★His entitlement theory rests on just acquisition, just transfer and rectification of past injustice.
★Anarchy, State, and Utopia was written partly as a libertarian reply to Rawls' theory of justice.
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