Robert Nozick's Wilt Chamberlain Argument Against Redistribution

09/10/2025 39 min Temporada 8 Episodio 8
Robert Nozick's Wilt Chamberlain Argument Against Redistribution

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Libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick made a classical argument against redistributing wealth and economic resources in his book "Anarchy, State & Utopia" based on a thought experiment about the basketball player Wilt Chamberlain. Marxist philosopher G.A. Cohen takes it apart piece by piece. Ben Burgis discusses!Read Ben's article about this in Jacobin:https://jacobin.com/2024/12/capitalism-freedom-nozick-cohen-philosophyFollow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgisFollow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_ShowBecome a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from patron-exclusive postgames every Monday night to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:patreon.com/benburgisRead the weekly philosophy Substack:benburgis.substack.comVisit benburgis.com