PHIL1122 - 8.6 Nozick's 3 Principle of Justicr

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Nozick's 3 Principle of Justice:

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1) Justice in acquisition

2) Justice in transfer

3) Justice in rectification

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Justice in acquisition

- you're entitled to whatever you fairly acquire through your _ or _

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own labour or voluntary effort

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Justice in acquisition

- income you earn is _

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yours

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Justice in acquisition

- income you earn is yours --> government _

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cannot take a portion of it

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Justice in acquisition

- Nozick's claim: _ = _ because it takes the fruits of your labour

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taxation = theft

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Justice in transfer

- you can _, _, or _ however you want

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give, sell, or spend your property

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Justice in transfer

- gifts, charity, investments, even _

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free choices

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Justice in transfer

- gifts, charity, investments, even free choices that creates _ are _

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inequality are morally fine

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Justice in transfer

gifts, charity, investments, even free choices that creates inequality are morally fine

- if all transfers are voluntary, inequalities are not _

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injustices

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Justice in transfer

Key example Nozick uses: if everyone freely pays to watch a great athlete play/perform, it's not an injustice if the athlete becomes _

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extremely wealthy