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Beyond politics
In the introduction to his collection of writings, Socratic Puzzles, Robert Nozick writes that he never responded to the sizable literature on Anarchy, State and Utopia. His natural inclination would be to defend his views. As Nozick notes, “How could I learn that my views were mistaken if I thought about them always with defensive [...]
The minimalist future of ethics
Is ethics a science? Can there be progress in ethics similar to the progress we observe in science? In this brief article it is argued that traditional approaches to ethics are lacking. A minimalist “economic” approach, as suggested in the writings of the (Hobbesian) contractarian philosopher David Gauthier, is presented. It concludes by discussing the [...]
