ASU Ch.3: Moral Constraints and the State, part one

Main threads:

• A discussion of the idea of the ultra-minimal state, a variation on the minimal state
• A discussion of the difference between end goals and side constraints. This is in response to a charge of hypocrisy: proponents of an ultra-minimal state seek to avoid rights violations in most cases, but seem to be happy with certain rights violations. Nozick shows that this is not so.
• A discussion of the nature of side constraints, and how they apply to rights.
• A reiteration of how far the theory has so far gone, and a recognition of certain problems which will at some point need to be resolved.
• A discussion of animal rights