New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Presentation copy inscribed by Nozick to Harvard colleagues Hilary and Ruth Anna Putnam on the front endpaper. Very Good in an about Very Good jacket, unclipped ($12.95), faded at the spine, rubbed at the edges, a few small chips and closed tears, some soiling to the surface. Brown cloth, faded at the edges, pushed at the corners, with green gilt lettering on the spine. Square, bound with some reading wear and a red top stain with a few small splashes on it, some pencil marginalia and pencil and pen notes on the rear endpaper. The National Book Award-winner in 1975, Anarchy, State, and Utopia is an important work of modern libertarian philosophy, one that Putnam criticizes in his 1983 essay "How Not to Solve Ethical Problems." Both Putnam and Nozick joined Harvard in 1965, with Nozick going on to serve as Department Chair from 1981 to 1984. An remarkable association in an already remarkable book.

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Anarchy, State, and Utopia is a work of political philosophy written by Robert Nozick in 1974. This minarchist book was the winner of the 1975 National Book Award. It has been translated into 11 languages and was named one of the "100 most influential books since the war" by the Times Literary Supplement.

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Bookseller: Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5766
Title: Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Author: Nozick, Robert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0465002706
ISBN 13: 9780465002702
Publisher: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1974
Keywords: Philosophy, Politics, Political Science, Political Philosophy, Government, Libertarian, The Matrix, Simulation, Free Will, Morality

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