Justice In Holdings Is Historical; It Depends

Our Main Conclusions About The State Are That A Minimal State, Limited, To The Narrow Functions Of Protection Against Force, Theft, Fraud, Enforcement Of Contracts, And So On, Is Justified, But Any More Extensive State Will Violate Persons' Rights Not To Be Forced To Do Certain Things, And Is Unjustified; And That The Minimal State Is Inspiring As Well As Right.

A Distribution Is Just If It Arises From Another Just Distribution By Legitimate Means.

No One Has Ever Announced That Because Determinism Is True Thermostats Do Not Control Temperature.

Suppose There Were An Experience Machine That Would Give You Any Experience You Desired. Superduper Neuropsychologists Could Stimulate Your Brain So That You Would Think And Feel You Were Writing A Great Novel, Or Making A Friend, Or Reading An Interesting Book. All The Time You Would Be Floating In A Tank, With Electrodes Attached To Your Brain. Should You Plug Into This Machine For Life, Preprogramming Your Life Experiences?...of Course, While In The Tank You Won't Know That You're There; You'll Think That It's All Actually Happening...would You Plug In?

Examples One Finds In The Philosophical Literature Are Somebody Who's Seen The Trial Of A Child Of Theirs, Where They're Being Proved Guilty Of Some Crime That Would Drive The Parent Into A Depression, Maybe A Suicidal Depression.