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Although God might exist, there is no way for Him to prove it to humanity, Porter Professor of Philosophy Robert Nozick told an audience of about 150 at Hillel House's weekly Sabbath "table talk" yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nozick: God Cannot Prove His Existence | 10/15/1988 | See Source »

...prefer the existing Cambridge controls. In the meantime, 2,500 citizens languish on the Cambridge public housing waiting lists that date until 1992; professionals seeking absurdly cheap apartments offer "finders" up to $1000 for information leading to the discovery of a below market-rate unit; and libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick rented a 2500 square foot apartment--complete with jacuzzi, sauna, and balcony--that was nonetheless subject to rent control restrictions...

Author: By Stephen L. Ascher, | Title: Tyranny of the Tenant | 11/3/1987 | See Source »

While would-be meteorologists quake in their cold fronts, however, philosophers need have no fear for the upcoming annum. Generals John Rawls, Robert Nozick and Stanley Cavell will once again be leading contemplative undergraduates into battle this year...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: It's Back and It's Not Much Better | 9/23/1986 | See Source »

...critical mass of talent there is stunning," says Chancellor Joseph Duffey of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Faculty ideologies range from the Marxism of Historian John Womack to Galbraith's liberalist economics to the conservative political science of James Q. Wilson to the libertarian ruminations of Philosopher Robert Nozick. "This," says John Shattuck, vice president for government affairs, "is a very dynamic and chaotic institution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Happy Birthday, Fair Harvard! | 9/8/1986 | See Source »

Meanwhile Nozick, expanding on past arguments that "whatever came out of a just process was just," asked the fundamental question "What is good?" And answered that it is a combination of "positive emotion" coupled with "contact with reality" and "a certain narrative story to our lives...

Author: By Peter C. Krause, | Title: Phew! That Was Good | 9/6/1986 | See Source »

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