The Examined Life
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Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Robert Nozick |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Philosophy |
| Published | 1989 (Simon & Schuster) |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 308 |
| ISBN | 0-671-72501-7 |
The Examined Life is a 1989 collection of philosophical meditations by Robert Nozick.[1] The book drew a number of critical reactions.
Summary
Nozick's book is an attempt to "tackle human nature, the personal, 'the holiness of everyday life' and its meaning."[2] Nozick expresses his concerns with libertarianism and proposes some form of inheritance taxation.[3][4]
Reception
Denis Donoghue, writing in The Wilson Quarterly, praised The Examined Life but stated that it had some passages that were less strong than others.[5] Journalist Jane O'Grady, writing for The Guardian, called the work "disappointingly schmaltzy."[2] Philosopher Anthony Quinton, writing in The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (1995; second edition 2005), described the book as "unkindly treated".[6]
Notes
- ↑ Capaldi, Nicholas (1998). The Enlightenment Project in the Analytic Conversation. Springer. p. 371. ISBN 9780792350149.
- 1 2 O' Grady, Jane (January 26, 2002). "Robert Nozick: Leftwing political philosopher whose rightward shift set the tone for the Reagan-Thatcher era". The Guardian.
- ↑ Wolff, Jonathan (1991). Robert Nozick: Property, Justice and the Minimal State. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 156. ISBN 0-8047-1856-3.
- ↑ Guido Erreygers, Toon Vandevelde (1997). Is Inheritance Legitimate?: Ethical and Economic Aspects of Wealth Transfers. Springer. p. 8. ISBN 9783540627258.
- ↑ Donoghue, Denis (Spring 1990). "The Examined Life: Philosophical Meditations by Robert Nozick (review)". The Wilson Quarterly. 14 (2): 92–94. JSTOR 40258049.
- ↑ Quinton, Anthony (2005). Honderich, Ted, ed. The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 740. ISBN 0-19-926479-1.