5 ideas from Robert Nozick, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.
Philosopher Robert Nozick imagined a machine that could give you any experience you wanted — indistinguishable from reality — for the rest of your life, wired up and floating in a …
— Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State, and Utopia
A near-omniscient predictor offers you an open box holding $1,000 and a closed box holding either $1,000,000 or nothing, depending on what it predicted you would choose. You may ta…
— Robert Nozick, Newcomb's Problem and Two Principles of Choice
Robert Nozick imagined a society with a perfectly 'just' equal distribution of wealth, then asked what happens when a million fans freely choose to pay basketball star Wilt Chamber…
— Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Imagine a being that converts resources into happiness far more efficiently than anyone else — feeding it one meal generates more total joy than feeding a thousand ordinary people.…
— Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Robert Nozick imagined a perfectly equal society where fans then freely pay extra just to watch a star player. Within a season, the star is rich and equality is gone — with no one'…
— Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State, and Utopia