An Analysis Of Nozick's Liberal State Theory

Rights has always been the most concerned problems in the research of political philosophy,it not only gives a degree of freedom of the individual,also to the state functions defined boundaries,all fall within the scope of individual rights,no organization or individual can infringe upon,the supporters of this view,one of the most famous contemporary philosophers when Robert nozick,in his book "anarchy,state and utopia" proposed a "minimal state(minimum)" to protect individual rights from infringement by other individuals and organizations.Nozick's theory of state is a new classical liberal thought under the background of national outlook,the theory origin,mainly to Locke's theory of the state of nature,self,certificate of property rights theory of inheritance and ownership theory,to Kant's moral philosophy also has inherited,the Kant's "personal purpose has always been,and should not be regarded as" the moral principles as the theoretical cornerstone of individual rights is the highest.Nozick on theory of individual rights,moral boundary constraints,qualifications(hold justice theory)as the core concept of derivation and demonstrates the smallest countries produce and possibility,he thinks that in order to protect the individual rights from infringement,human society must be from the original,natural state,the assignment of the right to maintain justice and punish crimes so as to form a government.But he also insists that there are people to assign rights and composed of government,permissions must be just check to prevent violence,steal,cheat,and forced to perform the contract is limited functionality,because in the smallest who nozick government authority has infringes to individual rights,but beyond this function limit will only bring more violation of individual rights.Such a smallest country,though with the least function,can accommodate different value systems and individual ideals,and therefore desirable.Nozick's smallest state theory is the theory of the distinctive creation,but also contains a lot of shortcomings,nozick's theory of "minimum state" want to build a limited government to prevent the abuse of government power theory purport of the infringement of personal rights and China's ongoing reform of the administrative system and build a service-oriented government has something in common,for our country's socialist political civilization construction also has certain reference significance.