Word: nozick
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...work provided the intellectual underpinnings for those who advocated a moral responsibility for helping those less fortunate by appealing to the reality that such efforts benefit all its members. His foundation brought out the best in Pellegrino University Professor Robert Nozick and Harvard College Professor and Bass Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel; he gave them the argument that inspired their groundbreaking replies...
...Nozick made a point of exploring new fields and leaving others to discuss his past work. And it was the same way with his teaching...
...Nozick came to Harvard as a professor of philosophy in 1970 and was named a University professor, Harvard’s most prestigious professorial post...
...Nozick was best known for the critique of the welfare state that he offered in his highly influential first book, Anarchy, State, and Utopia. Nozick argued that the size of the state should be as small as possible, favoring Libertarian policies that do not interfere with individual rights...
Even after being diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1994, Nozick maintained his work schedule, publishing his last book and co-teaching an interdisciplinary course this fall. And he scheduled his weekly chemotherapy sessions for immediately after his class each week, in hopes of recovering from the treatment before the next session...