"Given the complexity of interpersonal relationships and institutions and the complexity of co-ordination of the actions of many people, it is enormously unlikely that, even if there were one ideal pattern for society, it could be arrived at in an a priori fashion. And even supposing that some great genius did come along with a blueprint, who could have the confidence that it could work"
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Robert Nozick
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32 Quotes by Robert Nozick
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Philosophical argument, trying to get someone to believe something whether he wants to believe it or not, is not, I…
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There is room for words on subjects other than last words.
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Only the refusal to listen guarantees one against being ensnared by the truth.
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Marxian exploitation is the exploitation of people's lack of understanding of economics.
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What else can matter to us, other than how our lives feel from the inside?
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The socialist society would have to forbid capitalist acts between consenting adults.
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The trouble with government regulation of the market is that it prohibits capitalistic acts between consenting adults.
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