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Individual Rights In Logical Priority

Posted on:2007-04-25Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:C C WenFull Text:PDF
GTID:1116360185457960Subject:Political Theory
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The present era is a right time, it so empersize the right in the theory category or the realistic domain, that the right has become the most basic words tools for us to ponder time subject. The right-rationality and the right-justice has already became the natural premise to examinate politics legitimacy, simultaneously also taken as basic goal and the value source for person to own his existence. Robert Nozick (1938-2002), is US and even the west liberalism extremely important representative person, in 20th century later period is most famous, at the same time is also most disputed philosopher, thinkers. Nozick's political philosophy lies in his right theory. It can be said that,'With the exception of Robert Nozick,no major theorist in the Anglo-Saxon world for almost a century has based his work on the concept of a right.'His right view manifests in the following judgment:'Individual have rights,and there are things no person or group may do to them without violating their rights.'Nozick replace right with entitlement. Nozicken right theory establishs a new school in the present age. The individual right in the entire theory is in logical priority , which presents as moral side constraints. Nozicken right in logical prioprity, is through its state view, justice view as well as the mete- Utopia made clear. This is this article major idea.Nozick's theory come forth unaccidentally. In 20th century ,it has unfolded the platform which many questions requests answers——The enlighten is right or is wrong? The liberalism is lives or is dies? The political philosophy is or isnot required? As the difficult position, it is holding under duress at that time American and the western society's reality conflict common achievement meantime society subject. The end, the crisis, the revival, the return everywhere are flooding society's each quoin. The philosophy needs to...
Keywords/Search Tags:Robert Nozick, political philosophy, entitlement, minimal state, justice in holdings
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