such as the original appropriation of property. Nozick is best known for providing the justification of a minimal state by showing that it can be established without any unjust steps. Some literature: Anarchy, State, and Utopia, 1974 Hernando de Soto The economist Hernando de Soto (Peru, 1941– ) is an advocate of transparency and private property rights, arguing that intransparent government leads to property not being given proper title, and therefore being "dead capital" which cannot be used as the basis of credit. Argues that laws which allocate property to those most able to use them for economic growth, so called "squatter's rights", are an important innovation. Some literature: The Other Path, 1986. The Mystery of Capital, 2000. Michael Meadowcroft A biography described the British politician Michael Meadowcroft as "the main, indeed very nearly the only, philosopher of applied Liberalism within the old Liberal Party from the late 1960s onwards". On the merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party in the UK to form the Liberal Democrats, Meadowcroft initially reconstituted a new Liberal Party with others who did not want to compromise the philosophy of liberalism. However, the new Liberal Party became increasingly Eurosceptic under the leadership of Steve Radford and Meadowcroft joined the Liberal Democrats in 2007. He has regularly argued for the importance of political philosophy and that members of the Liberal Democrats require more conviction in their beliefs. Some literature: Carlos Santiago Nino Carlos Santiago Nino (Argentina, 1943–1993) Some literature: The Ethics of Human RightsBruce Ackerman Bruce Ackerman (United States, 1943– ) Some literature: We, The People Martha Nussbaum Martha Nussbaum (United States, 1947– ) is a philosopher and the current Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. She specializes in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, political philosophy, existentialism, feminism, and ethics, including animal rights. She received the 2016 Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, the 2018 Berggruen Prize, and the 2021 Holberg Prize. Some literature: The Fragility of Goodness (1986) Cultivating Humanity: A Classical Defense of Reform in Liberal Education (1997) Sex and Social Justice (1998) Hiding from Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law (2004) Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species Membership (2006) From Disgust to Humanity: Sexual Orientation and Constitutional Law (2010) Will Kymlicka Will Kymlicka (Canada, 1962– ) tries in his philosophy to determine if forms of ethnic or minority nationalism are compatible with