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...justice means equality is often assumed bur rarely argued for, Writers assume that to show that a small percentage of the population has a larger percentage of wealth or income is to show that a social problem exists. The only question that remains is how to change it. Robert Nozick, professor of Philosophy, challenges this assumption arguing that an unequal income distribution is not necessarily wrong, and that any state which pursues egalitarian goals is inherently unjust. In support, Nozick introduces a new theory of distributive justice...
Misunderstandings over the cause of current economic crises may lead to a serious and unnecessary curtailment of freedom in the U.S., Robert Nozick, professor of Philosophy, said last night...
...There is no reason to believe Ford or anyone else in the government is going to think of any neat schemes to turn around the slackening economy," Nozick said...
...Most of the ills that people blame on the unfettered operation of the market are really the results of illegitimate government interventions," Nozick said. "Blaming the current economic problems on the market is yet another example of this...
...Nozick spoke to more than 100 people at a meeting of the Center for the Study of Social Systems...