Howison LECTURE SERIES

The Identity of the Self

Why is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

Robert Nozick, Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University

About Robert Nozick

Robert Nozick was an American philosopher and professor at Harvard University. He was a prominent political professor in America in the 70s and 80s and researched decision theory and epistemology. He wrote Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974) as a libertarian answer to John Rawl’s A Theory of Justice (1971). His book argues that a distribution of goods is just if brought about by free exchange among consenting adults and from a just starting position, even if large inequalities subsequently emerge from the process.