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Robert Nozick

1938 - 2002

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Robert Nozick (; November 16, 1938 – January 23, 2002) was an American philosopher. He held the Joseph Pellegrino University Professorship at Harvard University, and was president of the American Philosophical Association. He is best known for his book Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974), a libertarian answer to John Rawls' A Theory of Justice (1971), in which Nozick proposes his minimal state as the only justifiable form of government. His later work Philosophical Explanations (1981) advanced notable epistemological claims, namely his counterfactual theory of knowledge. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Nozick is the 352nd most popular philosopher (down from 306th in 2019), the 1,160th most popular biography from United States (down from 718th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Philosopher.

Robert Nozick is most famous for his book Anarchy, State, and Utopia. In this book, he argues that the only legitimate purpose of a state is to protect individual rights.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Robert Nozick ranks 352 out of 1,267. Before him are Anne Sullivan, Justus Lipsius, Antonio Negri, Crates of Thebes, Pompeia Plotina, and Aristoxenus. After him are Hermann Cohen, Günther Anders, René Girard, Otto Neurath, Peter Singer, and Abul A'la Maududi.

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Among people born in 1938, Robert Nozick ranks 55. Before him are César Luis Menotti, José Altafini, Otto Rehhagel, Viktor Chernomyrdin, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, and Kenny Rogers. After him are Derek Jacobi, Lynn Margulis, Jiří Menzel, Anthony James Leggett, Issey Miyake, and Jean Giraud. Among people deceased in 2002, Robert Nozick ranks 35. Before him are Nándor Hidegkuti, Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ruth Handler, Edsger W. Dijkstra, Geraldine of Albania, and Choi Hong Hi. After him are Juan Alberto Schiaffino, James Tobin, Jonas Savimbi, Zizinho, William Luther Pierce, and Abu Nidal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Nozick ranks 1,160 out of 20,380. Before him are Michelle Williams (1980), Dennis Tito (1940), Kenny Rogers (1938), Duff McKagan (1964), Kris Jenner (1955), and Carole Lombard (1908). After him are George A. Romero (1940), Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891), Toni Braxton (1967), George O. Abell (1927), Matthew C. Perry (1794), and Frank Caprio (1936).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Robert Nozick ranks 9. Before him are George Herbert Mead (1863), Donald Davidson (1917), Pat Robertson (1930), Judith Butler (1956), John Searle (1932), and Anne Sullivan (1866). After him are Richard Rorty (1931), Hilary Putnam (1926), Michael J. Sandel (1953), Daniel Dennett (1942), Martha Nussbaum (1947), and Murray Bookchin (1921).

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