The rationality of political experimentation

Politics, Philosophy and Economics 20 (1):67-98 (2020)
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Theorists from John Stuart Mill to Robert Nozick have argued that citizens can gain insight into the demands of justice by experimenting with diverse forms of political life. I consider the rationa...

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Anarchy, State, and Utopia.Robert Nozick - 1974 - New York: Basic Books.
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