Author

Books by Robert Nozick

Robert Nozick (1938–2002) was a professor of philosophy at Harvard University for most of his career and one of the most influential American political philosophers of the twentieth century. Anarchy, State, and Utopia, published in 1974, won the National Book Award and is widely taught alongside Rawls's A Theory of Justice as the central statement of libertarian political theory. His later work ranged from epistemology to the philosophy of life. He was known for his willingness to follow arguments wherever they led, even when the conclusions made him uncomfortable.