The Examined Life

This article is about the 1989 philosophical book. For other uses, see The Examined Life (disambiguation).
The Examined Life

Cover of the first edition
Author Robert Nozick
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

  1. ↑ Capaldi, Nicholas (1998). The Enlightenment Project in the Analytic Conversation. Springer. p. 371. ISBN 9780792350149.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Wolff, Jonathan (1991). Robert Nozick: Property, Justice and the Minimal State. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 156. ISBN 0-8047-1856-3.
  4. ↑ Guido Erreygers, Toon Vandevelde (1997). Is Inheritance Legitimate?: Ethical and Economic Aspects of Wealth Transfers. Springer. p. 8. ISBN 9783540627258.
  5. ↑ Donoghue, Denis (Spring 1990). "The Examined Life: Philosophical Meditations by Robert Nozick (review)". The Wilson Quarterly. 14 (2): 92–94. JSTOR 40258049.
  6. ↑ Quinton, Anthony (2005). Honderich, Ted, ed. The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 740. ISBN 0-19-926479-1.


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