What is Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick about?

Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick is a libertarian political philosophy work that defends the minimal state—a government limited to protecting individuals from force, theft, and fraud. Published in 1974 and winner of the National Book Award, the book argues against both anarcho-capitalism and extensive welfare states, proposing instead that only a minimal "night-watchman" state can be morally justified. Nozick presents his entitlement theory of justice and envisions a flexible "meta-utopia" framework where diverse voluntary communities can flourish.

Who should read Anarchy, State, and Utopia?

Anarchy, State, and Utopia is essential reading for students of political philosophy, libertarians, and anyone interested in debates about government legitimacy and individual rights. The book appeals to readers engaged with questions about taxation, redistribution, and the proper role of the state in society. Those familiar with John Rawls' A Theory of Justice will find Nozick's critique particularly valuable, as it offers a powerful counterargument to welfare-state liberalism. Policy makers, economists, and political theorists exploring the foundations of justice will also benefit from Nozick's rigorous philosophical arguments.

Is Anarchy, State, and Utopia worth reading?

Anarchy, State, and Utopia remains a cornerstone of contemporary political philosophy and is absolutely worth reading for its influential defense of libertarianism. The book's rigorous arguments about individual rights, property, and state legitimacy have shaped decades of political discourse and continue to influence debates about government intervention. While critics have challenged Nozick's conclusions, his thought experiments—like the experience machine and Wilt Chamberlain example—are intellectually stimulating and philosophically significant. The book's impact on libertarian and conservative thought makes it indispensable for understanding modern political theory.

Who is Robert Nozick and why did he write this book?

Robert Nozick was an influential American philosopher who wrote Anarchy, State, and Utopia during the politically turbulent early 1970s, following the publication of John Rawls' A Theory of Justice. Nozick aimed to provide a philosophical defense of individual rights and limited government that contrasted sharply with welfare-state models gaining prominence at the time. Drawing on Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke and Immanuel Kant, Nozick crafted arguments that would become foundational to libertarian political philosophy. His work earned him the National Book Award in 1975.

What is Robert Nozick's minimal state concept in Anarchy, State, and Utopia?

Robert Nozick's minimal state in Anarchy, State, and Utopia is a government strictly limited to protecting individuals from violence, theft, and fraud, plus enforcing contracts. This "night-watchman state" performs no wealth redistribution, social engineering, or paternalistic interventions, respecting pre-existing individual rights rather than pursuing collective goals. Nozick demonstrates how such a state could arise naturally from a state of nature through voluntary protective associations, eventually forming a dominant protective agency. This stands in stark contrast to modern welfare states, which Nozick argues violate individual rights through taxation and redistribution.

What is the entitlement theory of justice in Anarchy, State, and Utopia?

Nozick's entitlement theory in Anarchy, State, and Utopia consists of three principles: justice in acquisition, justice in transfer, and rectification of past injustices. Unlike patterned theories that aim for specific distribution outcomes like equality, Nozick's historical theory judges justice based on how holdings were acquired and transferred. Transfers are just when they're voluntary and respect prior rights—meaning no forced redistribution is justified beyond correcting historical wrongs. This approach, influenced by John Locke, sees humans as ends in themselves and treats consent as the only legitimate basis for redistributing goods.

How does Anarchy, State, and Utopia critique John Rawls' theory of justice?

Anarchy, State, and Utopia challenges Rawls' difference principle by arguing that patterned distributions require constant coercion to maintain. Nozick uses his famous Wilt Chamberlain thought experiment to show that voluntary exchanges inevitably disrupt any predetermined distribution pattern, making egalitarian schemes unsustainable without continuous interference in people's lives. He contends that Rawls' approach overlooks the moral importance of how holdings are acquired and transferred, prioritizing distributive equality over individual liberty and property rights. Nozick emphasizes that justice depends on respecting the historical process of acquisition and transfer, not achieving specific end-state patterns.

What is the experience machine thought experiment in Anarchy, State, and Utopia?

The experience machine in Anarchy, State, and Utopia asks whether you would plug into a device that provides any pleasurable experience you desire, indistinguishable from reality. Nozick argues most people would refuse, revealing that we value more than just pleasurable experiences—we care about authenticity, actual achievement, and being certain kinds of people. This thought experiment challenges utilitarian and hedonistic theories that equate the good life solely with pleasure, supporting Nozick's broader argument that individuals have rights and values that cannot be overridden for aggregate welfare. It demonstrates that real living and genuine accomplishment matter beyond subjective experience.

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Capitolo 1

The Libertarian Vision: Individual Rights and the Minimal State

What if the most inspiring vision of society isn't one where government provides for all our needs, but rather one that maximizes individual liberty? Robert Nozick's groundbreaking "Anarchy, State, and Utopia" (1974) turned political philosophy upside down by challenging the prevailing liberal consensus. This Harvard philosopher's work became an instant classic, winning the National Book Award and establishing itself as the definitive libertarian response to John Rawls' influential "A Theory of Justice." Celebrities from tech billionaire Peter Thiel to actress Angelina Jolie have cited Nozick's ideas as influential in their thinking about freedom and social organization. The book's cultural impact has been profound - Margaret Thatcher reportedly told aides to read it, and it helped shape the political discourse of the 1980s and beyond. Though Nozick himself later modified some of his views, his rigorous defense of individual rights continues to challenge both the political left and right to justify any state action that constrains personal liberty.

Capitolo 2

From Anarchy to the Minimal State: An Invisible Hand Process

Nozick begins with a fundamental question: why have a state at all? Rather than assuming government's necessity, he starts from a Lockean "state of nature" where individuals possess natural rights and perfect freedom to order their actions within moral constraints. In this condition, people face certain "inconveniences" - they may judge their own cases unfairly, overestimate harms suffered, or lack power to enforce their rights against stronger adversaries. To address these problems, individuals would naturally form mutual-protection associations where members defend each other's rights. These associations would develop specialized roles and procedures for determining legitimate claims. Entrepreneurs would begin selling protective services with various policies at different prices. When multiple agencies operate in the same area, conflicts between their clients would create three possible outcomes: agencies battle until one wins, they establish territorial dominance with borders resembling states, or they create peaceful resolution systems with third-party judges. In all scenarios, a common system emerges to judge competing claims across a geographical area - essentially resembling a minimal state. This market uniquely tends toward monopoly because protection is a relative good depending on others' strength, and competing maximal protective services cannot coexist without conflict. This process represents what Nozick calls an "invisible-hand explanation" - showing how complex patterns emerge without deliberate design. These explanations are intellectually satisfying because they demonstrate how seemingly designed outcomes arise from decentralized processes without anyone intending the overall result. The state emerges not because anyone set out to create it, but through individuals pursuing their own protection. However, this dominant protective agency still falls short of being a true state in two ways: it doesn't protect everyone within its territory, and it doesn't possess a complete monopoly on force. Some independents might still enforce their own rights. The agency might prohibit these independents from using unreliable procedures against its clients, but this creates a moral dilemma - by what right can the agency forbid private justice?

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Capitolo 3

Moral Side Constraints and Individual Rights

The foundation of Nozick's political philosophy lies in his conception of rights as "side constraints" on action rather than goals to be maximized. This approach stands in stark contrast to utilitarianism, which might justify violating someone's rights to prevent greater harms elsewhere. Even incorporating rights into our goals creates a "utilitarianism of rights" where we'd violate someone's rights to minimize total rights violations - a paradox that undermines the very nature of rights themselves. Side constraints reflect the Kantian principle that individuals are ends, not merely means - they cannot be sacrificed without consent. Individuals are inviolable, possessing fundamental rights that cannot be overridden even for seemingly worthy causes. Consider tools: we use them however best achieves our goals, with no moral constraints except how they affect others. Adding non-overridable constraints means the object can't be used as a tool in those ways. For example, we wouldn't justify enslaving one person to save five others, even though the mathematical calculus might suggest doing so maximizes utility. This fundamental idea not only underlies moral side constraints generally but specifically leads to libertarian constraints against aggression. The libertarian constraint prohibits sacrificing one person to benefit another, regardless of the potential benefits. Without this principle of separateness, we might justify all manner of violations in pursuit of "greater goods" - from forced organ donations to compulsory labor for the community's benefit. Each violation, however well-intentioned, would compromise the basic dignity and autonomy of individuals. What characteristics of persons create these moral constraints? Traditional proposals include being sentient and self-conscious, rational, possessing free will, being a moral agent, or having a soul. Yet each seems insufficient alone. A being might be rational without having long-term goals, or possess free will without the capacity for complex moral reasoning. The crucial element appears to be the ability to formulate an overall conception of one's life and regulate actions according to it - the capacity to shape one's life meaningfully. This exceeds mere rationality or moral agency, encompassing the ability to create and pursue life plans, form deep relationships, and engage in long-term projects. A person shaping life according to an overall plan gives meaning to that life; only beings with this capacity can strive for meaningful existence. If certain treatments are incompatible with living meaningfully, this grounds categorical imperatives against such treatments. For instance, slavery isn't wrong merely because it causes suffering, but because it fundamentally prevents individuals from authoring their own lives. Similarly, coercive redistribution of wealth, however well-intentioned, violates this principle by forcibly redirecting the fruits of someone's life planning without their consent. This framework of side constraints leads to a minimal state, as any more extensive state would necessarily violate these fundamental rights. The state's role becomes primarily protective rather than distributive, ensuring that individuals can pursue their life plans without interference from others.

Capitolo 4

Prohibition, Compensation, and Risk

When considering actions that might cross another's moral boundaries, society faces a fundamental choice: should such actions be prohibited entirely, or should they merely require compensation after the fact? Full compensation theoretically makes a person no worse off than they would have been without the boundary crossing - restoring them to their original position through financial or other remedies. But this raises a crucial question: why ever completely prohibit actions when we could simply allow them with mandatory compensation? The answer reveals multiple layers of complexity. Any functional moral system must, at minimum, prohibit the combined act of crossing a boundary and refusing compensation. This creates a baseline of accountability. However, certain boundary crossings generate a deeper form of harm - the psychological burden of fear itself. Even with guaranteed compensation, the mere possibility of assault creates anxiety and stress that diminishes quality of life. While compensation might adequately cover physical injury or property damage, it struggles to address the psychological cost of living in an environment where such violations are permitted but compensated. This observation leads to a critical distinction between private and public wrongs. Private wrongs affect only the directly injured party, who can be compensated individually. Public wrongs, however, create ripple effects of fear and anxiety throughout society, even among those who know compensation would follow any actual harm. Since non-victims receive no compensation for their fear - yet still bear its psychological burden - there exists a legitimate public interest in prohibiting these acts entirely rather than merely requiring compensation. The challenge becomes more complex when considering probability and scale. Individual actions might each present such a low probability of harm that they don't independently generate significant fear. However, the combined effect of many such actions can create substantial collective risk. For instance, while one person carrying a weapon might not cause widespread fear, a society where everyone does so might create significant anxiety. Since no single individual bears responsibility for this collective fear, and prohibiting every contributing action would be unnecessarily restrictive, policymakers face difficult decisions about which activities to permit and which to prohibit. Nozick addresses this complexity by introducing the principle of compensation: those who are disadvantaged by prohibitions against risky activities must themselves be compensated. This elegant principle helps resolve classification problems while avoiding extreme positions. Rather than simply declaring that you either have the absolute right to forbid activities (requiring no compensation) or you don't (requiring you to stop forbidding them), this approach creates a more nuanced framework. You may have the right to forbid an action, but only if you're willing to compensate those affected by the prohibition - creating a balanced system that recognizes both individual rights and collective welfare.

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Capitolo 5

The Emergence of the Minimal State

When the dominant protective agency prohibits independents from enforcing their rights against its clients, it must compensate them for this disadvantage. This compensation requirement stems from the fundamental principle that restricting someone's natural rights creates an obligation to offset the limitation. For financially pressed independents, the agency must provide protective services against its clients - effectively extending its protective umbrella to cover those it has disadvantaged. This compensation system is carefully calibrated to prevent abuse; it won't lead to mass defections from the agency to get free protection, since compensation is limited to those truly disadvantaged by the prohibition of self-help enforcement. Through this process, the dominant protective agency gradually evolves to satisfy the two essential conditions for being a state: having a monopoly over force in its territory and protecting everyone's rights. The monopoly emerges not through conquest or coercion, but through market dominance and the moral necessity of compensation. This transformation isn't truly redistributive in nature, as it's justified by the principle of compensation - a principle which holds that those who prohibit potentially harmless risky acts must compensate the disadvantaged parties. This differs fundamentally from taxation-based redistribution, as it flows directly from rights-based obligations. The invisible-hand explanation shows how a state can emerge from a state of nature without violating individual rights. The protective agency's monopoly grows through voluntary transactions and morally necessary compensations, not through force or conquest. Each step in this evolution - from competing agencies to a dominant agency to a minimal state - follows from individuals pursuing their interests within moral constraints. The requirement that clients indirectly pay for others' protection isn't an arbitrary imposition but is morally required by the compensation principle. This minimal state achieves legitimacy through both its origins and its operation. It has acquired its power without rights violations and demonstrates competence in wielding that power to protect rights. However, this legitimacy is limited in scope - the minimal state has no more inherent right to enforce rights than smaller agencies or individuals possessed in the state of nature. While it is entitled to wield power based on its emergence and effectiveness, this doesn't necessarily grant it an exclusive right to be the sole wielder of force. The state's authority derives from its actual performance of protective functions and its respect for individual rights, not from any special moral status. The process demonstrates how complex political institutions can emerge from simpler arrangements without central planning or rights violations, providing a philosophical foundation for understanding state legitimacy that doesn't rely on social contract theory or consent-based justifications.

Capitolo 6

The Entitlement Theory of Justice

Having established the minimal state's legitimacy, Nozick turns to distributive justice, arguing against more extensive states. He rejects the term "distributive justice" itself as misleading, since it presupposes a central distribution mechanism that allocates resources. In a free society, what each person possesses comes from voluntary exchanges and gifts from others who previously possessed those resources. Nozick's entitlement theory consists of three principles: 1) Justice in acquisition - how unheld things may legitimately come to be held 2) Justice in transfer - how holdings may legitimately pass from one person to another 3) Rectification of injustice - how past injustices should be corrected A distribution is just if everyone is entitled to what they possess under these principles. This theory is historical - justice depends on how a distribution came about, not merely on its pattern. This contrasts with "current time-slice principles" which evaluate justice solely by examining who has what according to some structural criterion. While many proposed distributive principles are patterned (distributing according to moral merit, need, etc.), the entitlement principle produces distributions that cannot be described by any simple pattern. Liberty inevitably disrupts patterned distributions. Consider a just distribution D1 (perhaps equal shares for all). If basketball star Wilt Chamberlain receives 25 cents from each ticket sold to a million fans who voluntarily pay to see him play, he ends up with $250,000 - creating a new distribution D2 with significant inequality. If D1 was just, and people freely transferred their resources, how can D2 be unjust? Patterned principles of distributive justice fundamentally involve appropriating others' actions. When built into legal structures, they give each citizen enforceable claims to portions of the total social product - regardless of whether others voluntarily enter relationships creating these claims. Seizing someone's labor results is equivalent to seizing hours from them and directing their activities. This process makes others part-owners of you, giving them property rights in you.

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Capitolo 7

Rawls and the Original Position

Nozick engages extensively with John Rawls' influential "A Theory of Justice," which he describes as "a masterful work unparalleled since Mill." Rawls frames justice as fundamentally addressing how to distribute benefits arising from social cooperation, arguing that since everyone's welfare inherently depends on cooperation, the division of advantages should draw forth willing cooperation from all participants, including those least favored by the social system. The centerpiece of Rawls' theory is the "original position" - a thought experiment where individuals choose principles of justice from behind a "veil of ignorance," knowing nothing about their place in society, social status, natural abilities, or conception of the good. From this position, Rawls argues that rational individuals would choose two principles: first, equal basic liberties for all; second, the "difference principle," which holds that social and economic inequalities are justified only if they benefit society's least advantaged members. Nozick raises several penetrating objections to this framework. While acknowledging its elegance, he questions whether the difference principle truly represents a neutral bargaining position. While the less well-endowed would readily accept terms requiring the talented to use their abilities for others' benefit, the principle asymmetrically favors one group despite both parties gaining from mutual cooperation. This reveals an inherent bias in Rawls' setup. The structure of the original position itself comes under scrutiny. By deliberately excluding historical information and treating all resources as if they appeared from nowhere ("manna from heaven"), the setup mathematically guarantees that only end-state principles of justice could emerge. Historical principles of justice - which Nozick favors - are structurally impossible in this framework, revealing what he sees as a fundamental flaw in Rawls' methodology. Most controversially, Nozick challenges Rawls' assertion that natural talents should be viewed as a "collective asset." This position, Nozick argues, fails to respect the fundamental separateness of persons - ironically echoing Rawls' own powerful critique of utilitarianism. Nozick emphasizes that in a free society, people's talents already naturally benefit others through voluntary market interactions, innovation, and productive activity. The talented baker's skills benefit hungry customers; the gifted doctor's abilities serve sick patients; the entrepreneur's vision creates jobs and useful products. Given these natural benefits arising from voluntary cooperation, Nozick questions what could justify forcing talented individuals to provide even more benefit to others. This mandatory extraction seems to treat the talented as mere means rather than ends in themselves - another principle Rawls himself emphasized. The debate between Rawls and Nozick thus centers not just on distribution, but on fundamental questions about individual rights, the nature of social cooperation, and the proper scope of state power.

Capitolo 8

Equality, Workers' Control, and Exploitation

Equality of opportunity, while often viewed as a minimal egalitarian goal, faces significant challenges. There are two ways to provide such equality: by worsening the situation of the more favored, or by improving the situation of the less favored. The latter requires resources taken from others - but holdings to which people are entitled cannot justly be seized, even for equality of opportunity. The fundamental problem with rights to equality of opportunity is that they require a substructure of things, materials and actions that other people have rights over. No one has a right to something whose realization requires using things others have entitlements to. When meaningful work is less efficient by market standards, there are three ways to address this inefficiency: workers might accept lower wages for more meaningful work, consumers might pay higher prices for products made under better conditions, or there remains the option of prohibition. Even in worker-owned firms, the same economic questions would arise - some would choose higher profits over meaningful work organization. Worker-controlled factories face practical challenges. Democratic decision-making may lead to underinvestment in long-term projects since current workers won't vote to withhold money from current distribution if they won't benefit later. Worker-controlled factories would maximize average rather than total profits, employing fewer people than would be profitable. Despite claims that worker-controlled factories couldn't start in a capitalist system, they could secure investment if believed efficient. Union treasuries already contain sufficient funds to capitalize such firms. With the collapse of the labor theory of value, the underpinning of Marxist exploitation theory dissolves. Marx's theory fails to account for found natural objects, rare goods, location-based value differences, and aged objects like fine wines. The concept of risk further undermines the theory - capitalist institutions developed precisely to allow specialization in risk-bearing, enabling workers to receive fixed wages regardless of market outcomes.

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Capitolo 9

The Framework for Utopia

Having established the minimal state's legitimacy and argued against more extensive states, Nozick turns to utopia. The minimal state, while justified, seems uninspiring compared to utopian visions. Can it inspire sacrifice or struggle? Nozick proposes that utopia must be a framework for utopias - many different communities where people voluntarily pursue their visions of the good life, but where no one imposes their vision on others. This "meta-utopia" provides the environment where utopian experiments can be tried, allowing different communities to make different trade-offs among competing values. The framework combines libertarian virtues with few of its defects. While there's great liberty to choose among communities, individual communities may internally have many restrictions that libertarians would condemn if imposed by a central state - including paternalistic interventions, book restrictions, or limitations on sexual behavior. This highlights how in a free society, people may voluntarily contract into restrictions that government cannot legitimately impose. The author addresses how common objections to utopianism apply to his framework. Critics often focus on utopians' inadequate means for achieving their visions, particularly their belief that voluntary actions within existing society can create their communities. The author argues that in a free society, voluntary actions can indeed create various "microsituations." Any large, popular revolutionary movement should be able to achieve its ends through voluntary processes as more people see its benefits and join. The framework for utopia described throughout the chapter is equivalent to the minimal state. The author summarizes his overall argument: Part I established that the minimal state is morally legitimate; Part II argued that no more extensive state could be morally justified without violating individual rights. Now, in Part III, he concludes that this morally favored minimal state is also the one that best realizes utopian aspirations. The minimal state treats individuals as inviolate beings who cannot be used as means, tools, or resources. It respects our dignity by respecting our rights, allowing us individually or in voluntary association to pursue our own ends and realize our conception of ourselves. "How dare any state or group of individuals do more. Or less."

Capitolo 10

The Challenge of Liberty

Nozick's work presents a profound challenge to conventional political thinking by fundamentally reframing the relationship between individual rights and state power. By starting from individual rights rather than collective goals, he builds a case for the minimal state that's both morally rigorous and surprisingly utopian. His framework allows for tremendous diversity and experimentation while maintaining strict limits on coercion - a balance that few political philosophers have achieved. The questions he raises remain vital today: What justifies state power? How can we respect individual autonomy while addressing social problems? Can voluntary cooperation replace government mandates? His answers emerge from a careful examination of natural rights and the legitimate use of force. For Nozick, any expansion of state power beyond protecting basic rights requires extraordinary justification - a position that challenges both progressive calls for expansive government programs and conservative demands for state enforcement of traditional values. Perhaps most striking is Nozick's optimism about human potential and social organization. Unlike many libertarians who focus primarily on government's failures and inefficiencies, he offers a positive vision where freedom enables people to build communities reflecting their deepest values. His concept of "framework for utopia" suggests that a minimal state actually maximizes opportunities for diverse groups to pursue their own visions of the good life. This includes everything from religious communes to secular cooperatives, from traditional family-centered communities to experimental living arrangements. The practical implications of Nozick's theory are far-reaching. His framework suggests radical reforms in areas like education, healthcare, and social services - replacing mandatory government systems with voluntary alternatives. Yet he also acknowledges the complexity of transitioning from current arrangements, recognizing that historical injustices and existing dependencies can't simply be ignored. As we navigate today's polarized political landscape, Nozick's emphasis on rights, consent, and voluntary association offers a refreshing alternative to both progressive and conservative orthodoxies. His vision suggests ways to address social challenges without sacrificing individual liberty - through voluntary cooperation, mutual aid societies, and competitive provision of services traditionally monopolized by government. The enduring value of Nozick's work lies not just in his specific policy prescriptions but in his method of careful moral reasoning about the limits of political authority. Whether we ultimately accept his conclusions or not, his rigorous exploration of liberty's demands and possibilities remains an essential contribution to political philosophy, challenging us to think more deeply about the moral foundations of social organization.

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Citazioni da Anarchia, Stato e Utopia

The minimal state is the most extensive state that can be justified.
Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor.
From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.
Individuals are inviolable, possessing fundamental rights that cannot be overridden.

Personaggi di Anarchia, Stato e Utopia

Robert NozickAuthor and Harvard philosopher
John RawlsPhilosopher and author of A Theory of Justice

Sull'autore

Robert Nozick (1938–2002) è stato l'autore di Anarchia, stato e utopia e uno dei filosofi politici più influenti della tradizione analitica anglo-americana.

Nato a Brooklyn, New York, Nozick ha ricoperto la prestigiosa cattedra di Joseph Pellegrino University Professor presso l'Università di Harvard e ha servito come presidente dell'American Philosophical Association.

Il suo libro rivoluzionario del 1974 presentava una rigorosa difesa del libertarismo e dello stato minimo, stabilendo un potente contrappunto alla visione egualitaria di John Rawls in Una teoria della giustizia.

Oltre alla filosofia politica, Nozick ha fornito contributi significativi all'epistemologia con la sua "tracking theory" (teoria del monitoraggio) della conoscenza in Spiegazioni filosofiche (1981), che ha vinto il Ralph Waldo Emerson Award, e ha esplorato questioni relative al significato, alla razionalità e alla verità oggettiva in opere successive tra cui La vita esaminata, La natura della razionalità e Invarianze.

Anarchia, stato e utopia ha vinto il National Book Award nel 1975 e rimane un testo canonico del pensiero politico libertario.

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Anarchia, Stato e Utopia

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