Essential Nozick: The Minimal State Nozick esencial: El Estado mínimo Esminis Nozickas: The Minimal State" (Minimali valstybė) Essential Nozick: Państwo minimalne Essential Nozick: O Estado Mínimo Эссенциальный Нозик: Минимальное государство 基本诺齐克：最小状态 基本诺齐克：最小状态

Welcome to the essential ideas of Robert Nozick. 欢迎阅读罗伯特·诺齐克的基本思想。

One of Nozick's key insights was reconciling  the importance of individual rights, 诺齐克的主要见解之一是调和个人权利的重要性，

and providing a rationale for government. He argued that only when government is 并为政府提供理由。他认为，只有当政府

restricted to protecting it's  citizen's rights can it exist restricted to protecting it's citizen's rights can it exist 仅限于保护它的公民权利它可以存在吗

without violating those same rights - and he  called this form of government the Minimal State. 在不侵犯这些相同权利的情况下——他称这种形式的政府为最小国家。

For Nozick, this means that the state provides  protective services like policing and national For Nozick, this means that the state provides protective services like policing and national 对诺齐克来说，这意味着国家提供保护性服务，如警务和国家

defence for all citizens. And, that it is  the only entity permitted to use force. 为所有公民辩护。而且，它是唯一获准使用武力的实体。

Some people today advocate for an expanded role  for government, including: regulating what people 今天有些人提倡扩大政府的作用，包括：

can buy and sell, with whom they can trade, and  how much can be charged for a product or service. можуть купувати і продавати, з ким вони можуть торгувати, і скільки можна стягувати за товар або послугу. 可以买卖，可以与谁交易，以及可以为产品或服务收取多少费用。

For Nozick, all these functions violate people's  rights. He also recognized that governments 对于诺齐克来说，所有这些功能都侵犯了人们的权利。他还认识到各国政府

are often pressured “to do something”  deemed to be in “society's interests.” are often pressured “to do something” deemed to be in “society's interests.” 经常被迫“做某事”被认为符合“社会利益”。

For instance, many people support regulation  of businesses in terms of what they sell, For instance, many people support regulation of businesses in terms of what they sell, 例如，许多人支持在销售方面对企业进行监管，

how they sell, where they sell, etc. But Nozick believed that regardless how they sell, where they sell, etc. But Nozick believed that regardless 他们如何销售，在哪里销售等等。但诺齐克认为，无论

of the benefit, it is never ok  to violate the rights of people. 的利益，侵犯人民的权利永远是不可以的。

And only in the Minimal State (where  the government's role is solely to And only in the Minimal State (where the government's role is solely to 并且仅在最小状态（政府的作用仅仅是

protect people's rights) could government  exist without violating those rights.

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