Robert Nozick, "Distributive Justice"

a. Everyone wants the same pattern of holdings.

According to Nozick, it is unrealistic to suppose that a. Everyone wants the same pattern of holdings. b. Everyone can coordinate his or her actions precisely. c. Everyone knows how his or her own choices affect the overall distribution of holdings. d. All of the above.

a. The difference principle.

The following is not one of Nozick's principles of justice: a. The difference principle. b. The justice in transfer principle. c. The justice in acquisition principle. d. The rectification of injustice principle.

The principle of rectification of injustice does not apply in a wholly just world. a. True

The principle of rectification of injustice does not apply in a wholly just world. a. True b. False

Justice in Transfer

This principle explains how one person can acquire holdings from another, including voluntary exchange and gifts.

historical and unpatterned

Justice is

Wilt Chamberlain Example

is that no end-state principle of distributional patterned principle of justice can be continuously realized without continuous interference with people's lives

Distributive Justice

perceived fairness of the amount and allocation of rewards among individuals

If you freely choose to give all of your money away to someone else, then that person, according to Nozick, is entitled to that money. a. True

If you freely choose to give all of your money away to someone else, then that person, according to Nozick, is entitled to that money. a. True b. False

Nozick provides an example using Wilt Chamberlain. a. True

Nozick provides an example using Wilt Chamberlain. a. True b. False

Nozick's view focuses on what people are entitled to have. a. True

Nozick's view focuses on what people are entitled to have. a. True b. False

Justice in Acquisition

if you acquire something without force, fraud, or theft, then your holding is justly acquired