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Robert Nozick Quotes

Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor Picture Quote #1

I think philosophers can do things akin to theoretical scientists, in that, having read about empirical data, they too can think of what hypotheses and theories might account for that data. So there’s a continuity between philosophy and science in that way Picture Quote #1

Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor. Seizing the results of someone’s labor is equivalent to seizing hours from him and directing him to carry on various activities Picture Quote #1

Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who’s seen the trial of a child of theirs, where they’re being proved guilty of some crime that would drive the parent into a depression, maybe a suicidal depression Picture Quote #1

When I was 15 years old, or 16, I carried around on the streets of Brooklyn a paperback copy of Plato’s Republic, front cover facing outward. I had read only some of it and understood less, but I was excited by it and knew it was something wonderful Picture Quote #1

A distribution is just if it arises from another just distribution by legitimate means Picture Quote #1

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Why are philosophers intent on forcing others to believe things? Is that a nice way to behave towards someone? Picture Quote #1

Only the refusal to listen guarantees one against being ensnared by the truth Picture Quote #1

There is room for words on subjects other than last words Picture Quote #1

The socialist society would have to forbid capitalist acts between consenting adults Picture Quote #1

No state more extensive than the minimal state can be justified Picture Quote #1

Whatever arises from a just situation by just steps is itself just Picture Quote #1

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The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as a complete surprise to philosophers, and so did quantum mechanics, and so did other things Picture Quote #1

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen Picture Quote #1

There is no justifiable prediction about how the hypothesis will hold up in the future; its degree of corroboration simply is a historical statement describing how severely the hypothesis has been tested in the past Picture Quote #1

The fact that we don’t keep repeating tests in the same arena is not because the probability of the hypothesis showing its falsity in other arenas goes up after it has passed tests in one arena Picture Quote #1

One way to determine if a view is inadequate is to check its consequences in particular cases, sometimes extreme ones, but if someone always decided what the result should be in any case by applying the given view itself, this would preclude discovering it did not correctly fit the case. Readers who hold they would plug in to the machine should notice whether their first impulse was not to do so, followed later by the thought that since only experiences could matter, the machine would be all right after all Picture Quote #1

Justice in holdings is historical; it depends upon what actually has happened. We shall return to this point later Picture Quote #1

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You can’t satisfy everybody; especially if there are those who will be dissatisfied unless not everybody is satisfied Picture Quote #1

It goes without saying that any persons may attempt to unite kindred spirits, but, whatever their hopes and longings, none have the right to impose their vision of unity upon the rest Picture Quote #1

Whatever the practical origins of aesthetic discernment may have been, it has been used to create great works of art. When the very loftiest human creations are seen to derive from humble origins and functions, what needs revision is not our esteem for these creations but our notion of nobility Picture Quote #1

There is no social entity with a good that undergoes some sacrifice for its own good. There are only individual people, different individual people, with their own individual lives. Using one of these people for the benefit of others, uses him and benefits the others. Nothing more Picture Quote #1

Some people steal from others, or defraud them, or enslave them, seizing their product and preventing them from living as they choose, or forcibly exclude others from competing in exchanges. None of these are permissible modes of transition from one situation to another Picture Quote #1

It’s the level that allows us each to live our own chosen lives. But I notice not everyone agrees with the primary importance of that level, and I try to account for how they don’t Picture Quote #1

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Certainly the emphasis I place in this chapter on coordination of behavior and cooperation to mutual benefit is something that ought to be very congenial to people in the libertarian tradition Picture Quote #1

Wisdom is not just knowing fundamental truths, if these are unconnected with the guidance of life or with a perspective on its meaning. If the deep truths physicists describe about the origin and functioning of the universe have little practical import and do not change our picture of the meaning of the universe and our place within it, then knowing them would not count as wisdom Picture Quote #1

Evolutionary cosmology formulates theories in which a universe is capable of giving rise to and generating future universes out of itself, within black holes or whatever Picture Quote #1

The trouble with government regulation of the market is that it prohibits capitalistic acts between consenting adults Picture Quote #1

The terminology of philosophical art is coercive: arguments are powerful and best when they are knockdown, arguments force you to a conclusion, if you believe the premisses you have to or must believe the conclusion, some arguments do not carry much punch, and so forth. A philosophical argument is an attempt to get someone to believe something, whether he wants to beleive it or not. A successful philosophical argument, a strong argument, forces someone to a belief Picture Quote #1

Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor. Seizing the results of someone’s labor is equivalent to seizing hours from him and directing him to carry on various activities Picture Quote #1

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Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor (Robert Nozick Quotes) I think philosophers can do things akin to theoretical scientists, in that, having read about empirical data, they too can think of what hypotheses and theories might account for that data. So there’s a continuity between philosophy and science in that way. (Robert Nozick Quotes) Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor. Seizing the results of someone’s labor is equivalent to seizing hours from him and directing him to carry on various activities. (Robert Nozick Quotes) Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who’s seen the trial of a child of theirs, where they’re being proved guilty of some crime that would drive the parent into a depression, maybe a suicidal depression. (Robert Nozick Quotes) When I was 15 years old, or 16, I carried around on the streets of Brooklyn a paperback copy of Plato’s Republic, front cover facing outward. I had read only some of it and understood less, but I was excited by it and knew it was something wonderful (Robert Nozick Quotes) A distribution is just if it arises from another just distribution by legitimate means (Robert Nozick Quotes) Why are philosophers intent on forcing others to believe things? Is that a nice way to behave towards someone? (Robert Nozick Quotes) Only the refusal to listen guarantees one against being ensnared by the truth (Robert Nozick Quotes) There is room for words on subjects other than last words (Robert Nozick Quotes) The socialist society would have to forbid capitalist acts between consenting adults (Robert Nozick Quotes) No state more extensive than the minimal state can be justified (Robert Nozick Quotes) Whatever arises from a just situation by just steps is itself just (Robert Nozick Quotes) The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as a complete surprise to philosophers, and so did quantum mechanics, and so did other things (Robert Nozick Quotes) From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen (Robert Nozick Quotes) There is no justifiable prediction about how the hypothesis will hold up in the future; its degree of corroboration simply is a historical statement describing how severely the hypothesis has been tested in the past (Robert Nozick Quotes) The fact that we don’t keep repeating tests in the same arena is not because the probability of the hypothesis showing its falsity in other arenas goes up after it has passed tests in one arena (Robert Nozick Quotes) One way to determine if a view is inadequate is to check its consequences in particular cases, sometimes extreme ones, but if someone always decided what the result should be in any case by applying the given view itself, this would preclude discovering it did not correctly fit the case. Readers who hold they would plug in to the machine should notice whether their first impulse was not to do so, followed later by the thought that since only experiences could matter, the machine would be all right after all (Robert Nozick Quotes) Justice in holdings is historical; it depends upon what actually has happened. We shall return to this point later (Robert Nozick Quotes) You can’t satisfy everybody; especially if there are those who will be dissatisfied unless not everybody is satisfied (Robert Nozick Quotes) It goes without saying that any persons may attempt to unite kindred spirits, but, whatever their hopes and longings, none have the right to impose their vision of unity upon the rest (Robert Nozick Quotes) Whatever the practical origins of aesthetic discernment may have been, it has been used to create great works of art. When the very loftiest human creations are seen to derive from humble origins and functions, what needs revision is not our esteem for these creations but our notion of nobility (Robert Nozick Quotes) There is no social entity with a good that undergoes some sacrifice for its own good. There are only individual people, different individual people, with their own individual lives. Using one of these people for the benefit of others, uses him and benefits the others. Nothing more (Robert Nozick Quotes) Some people steal from others, or defraud them, or enslave them, seizing their product and preventing them from living as they choose, or forcibly exclude others from competing in exchanges. None of these are permissible modes of transition from one situation to another (Robert Nozick Quotes) It’s the level that allows us each to live our own chosen lives. But I notice not everyone agrees with the primary importance of that level, and I try to account for how they don’t (Robert Nozick Quotes) Certainly the emphasis I place in this chapter on coordination of behavior and cooperation to mutual benefit is something that ought to be very congenial to people in the libertarian tradition (Robert Nozick Quotes) Wisdom is not just knowing fundamental truths, if these are unconnected with the guidance of life or with a perspective on its meaning. If the deep truths physicists describe about the origin and functioning of the universe have little practical import and do not change our picture of the meaning of the universe and our place within it, then knowing them would not count as wisdom (Robert Nozick Quotes) Evolutionary cosmology formulates theories in which a universe is capable of giving rise to and generating future universes out of itself, within black holes or whatever (Robert Nozick Quotes) The trouble with government regulation of the market is that it prohibits capitalistic acts between consenting adults (Robert Nozick Quotes) The terminology of philosophical art is coercive: arguments are powerful and best when they are knockdown, arguments force you to a conclusion, if you believe the premisses you have to or must believe the conclusion, some arguments do not carry much punch, and so forth. A philosophical argument is an attempt to get someone to believe something, whether he wants to beleive it or not. A successful philosophical argument, a strong argument, forces someone to a belief (Robert Nozick Quotes) Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor. Seizing the results of someone’s labor is equivalent to seizing hours from him and directing him to carry on various activities (Robert Nozick Quotes)

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