Anarchy, State, and Utopia

Translated into 100 languages, winner of the National Book Award, and named one of the 100 Most Influential Books since World War II by the Times Literary Supplement , Anarchy, State and Utopia remains one of the most theoretically trenchant and philosophically rich defences of economic liberalism to date, as well as a foundational text in classical libertarian thought. With a new introduction by the philosopher Thomas Nagel, this revised edition will introduce Nozick and his work to a new generation of readers.

About the Author :
Robert Nozick (1938-2002) was the Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. The author of numerous books including The Examined Life and Philosophical Explanations, Nozick was the recipient of the National Book Award for Anarchy, State, and Utopia.

Review :
"[Nozick's] powers of argument are profound, and his insights are at times staggering in their brilliance."--New Republic "A major event in contemporary political philosophy...[Nozick] is always stimulating; an open-minded study of what he has to say could be a healthy tonic for romantic leftists."--Peter Singer, New York Review of Books "Complex, sophisticated and ingenious."--The Economist "No contemporary philosopher possesses a more imaginative mind, broader interests, or greater dialectical abilities than Robert Nozick."--Harper's "[A] powerful critique of the Left-liberal moral philosophy that underpinned the welfare state...a kind of libertarian manifesto."--Telegraph (UK) "[Nozick is] one of the 20th century's greatest political theorists."--The Guardian "[Nozick's] faculties of reasoning and imagination are rare; his learning is enormous and interconnected...His ability to surround a subject, to anticipate objections, to see through weakness and pretense, to extract all the implications of a contention, to ask a huge number of relevant questions about a seemingly settled matter, to enlarge into full significance what has only been sketched by others, is amazing."--George Kateb "[S]imply and elegantly written, with charm and wit...brilliantly reasoned and contrary." --Washington Post "[Nozick's] critique of America's social welfare system...continues to define the debate between conservatives and liberals."--Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times "A brilliant and important book, bound to contribute notably both to theory and, in time, to the good of society."--W. V. Quine, Harvard University "This book is the best piece of sustained analytical argument in political philosophy to have appeared for a very long time."--Mind