How Does Robert Nozick Respond to the Counterexample Involving a Person

question 61

Multiple Choice

How does Robert Nozick respond to the counterexample involving a person in a well who vaporizes someone with a ray gun?

• A) By "biting the bullet" and insisting that although the person acts in self-defense, it is wrong to harm an innocent person.
• B) By revising his principle of NONAGGRESSION to allow for the use of force against innocent people who pose a serious threat.
• C) By insisting that the person who falls down a well is not innocent in the relevant sense, since "innocence" means "nonthreatening."
• D) By revising his principle of NONAGGRESSION to allow for the use of force whenever one believes oneself to be in danger.

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