Description:
Murray examines Nozick's critique of the welfare state, argues the case for compensation and then offers a novel reconstruction of Nozick's libertarianism in the light of this analysis as a possible approach for more positive rights
Review Quotes: "Murray focuses on the most influential philosophical version of libertarianism, and the one that looks least promising for his case, Robert Nozick's. Murray has undertaken a careful and sparkling analysis both of Nozick's theory and of the positive right to healthcare. He makes a very powerful case. Anyone interested in the structure of libertarian thought, Nozick in particular, or the ethics of health policy, will have to read this book." Harry Brighouse, Professor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Madison