Event Title
A Theory of Inter-Generational Reparations in Nozick’s Historical Conception of Property Rights
Faculty Mentor
Keith Dromm
Location
Hamilton Hall 113
Session
Session 1
Start Date
11-4-2014 1:00 PM
End Date
11-4-2014 2:00 PM
Description
In “Anarchy, State, and Utopia”, Robert Nozick argues for a conception of justice rooted in property rights, which are based on historical facts about the choices made by property owners, as opposed to a patterned distribution. While Nozick acknowledges that no world could be wholly just, and admits there is need for a way to rectify injustice, he gives almost no explanation as to how such a principle would work. Realizing a principle of rectification is important to the viability of his ideas, this project endeavors to present an acceptable principle which covers both immediate reparations and reparations between generations.
A Theory of Inter-Generational Reparations in Nozick’s Historical Conception of Property Rights
Hamilton Hall 113
In “Anarchy, State, and Utopia”, Robert Nozick argues for a conception of justice rooted in property rights, which are based on historical facts about the choices made by property owners, as opposed to a patterned distribution. While Nozick acknowledges that no world could be wholly just, and admits there is need for a way to rectify injustice, he gives almost no explanation as to how such a principle would work. Realizing a principle of rectification is important to the viability of his ideas, this project endeavors to present an acceptable principle which covers both immediate reparations and reparations between generations.